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[tighten one’s belt]{v. phr.} To live on less money than usual; use less food and other things. •/When father lost his job we had to tighten our belts./ Often used in the expression "tighten one’s belt another notch". •/When the husband lost his job, the Smiths had to do without many things, but when their savings were all spent, they had to tighten their belts another notch./

[tighten the screws]{v. phr.} To try to make someone do something by making it more and more difficult not to do it; apply pressure. •/When many students still missed class after he began giving daily quizzes, the teacher tightened the screws by failing anyone absent four times./

[tight-lipped]{adj.} A taciturn person; one who doesn’t say much. •/The witness was tight-lipped about what she saw for fear of physical retaliation by the mob./

[tight money]{n. phr.} The opposite of inflation, when money is hard to borrow from the banks. •/The government decided that tight money is the way to bring down inflation./

[tight squeeze]{n. phr.} A difficult situation; financial troubles. •/The Browns aren’t going out to dinner these days; they are in a tight squeeze./

[tightwad]{n. phr.} A stingy person. •/My father is such a tightwad that he won’t give me an allowance./

[Tijuana taxi]{slang}, {citizen’s band radio jargon} A police car. •/I’ve got a Tijuana taxi in sight./

[till] See: ROB THE TILL or HAVE ONE’S HAND IN THE TILL.

[till the cows come home]{adv. phr.} Until sunset; until the last. •/The women in the country used to sit in the spinning room making yarn out of skeins of wool, usually till the cows came home./

[till the last gun is fired] or [until the last gun is fired]{adv. phr.} Until the end; until everything is finished or decided. •/Fred always liked to stay at parties until the last gun was fired./ •/The candidate didn’t give up hope of being elected until the last gun was fired./

[tilt] See: FULL TILT.

[tilt at windmills]{v. phr.}, {literary} To do battle with an imaginary foe (after Cervantes' Don Quixote). •/John is a nice guy but when it comes to departmental meetings he wastes everybody’s time by constantly tilting at windmills./

[time] See: ABOUT TIME, AGAINST TIME, AT A TIME, AT ONE TIME, AT THE SAME TIME, AT TIMES, BEHIND THE TIMES, BEHIND TIME, BIDE ONE’S TIME, BIG TIME, EVERY TIME ONE TURNS AROUND, FOR THE TIME BEING, FROM TIME TO TIME, GIVE A HARD TIME, HAVE A TIME, HIGH TIME, IN GOOD TIME, IN NO TIME, IN THE NICK OF TIME, IN TIME, KEEP TIME, LESS THAN NO TIME, LIVE ON BORROWED TIME, MAKE TIME, MARK TIME, ONCE UPON A TIME, ON ONE’S OWN TIME, ON TIME, PASS THE TIME OF DAY, SMALL-TIME, TAKE ONE’S TIME, TWO-TIME.

[time and again] or [time and time again]{adv.} Many times; repeatedly; very often, •/I’ve told you time and again not to touch the vase!/ •/Children are forgetful and must be told time and time again how to behave./

[time and a half]{n. phr.} Pay given to a worker at a rate half again as much as he usually gets. •/John got time and a half when he worked beyond his usual quitting time./ •/Tom gets one dollar for regular pay and a dollar and a half for time and a half./