tighten up
Upper Intermediate (B2) neutral
To make something more tight or strict so it works better.
"The mechanic tightened up the loose screws on the bicycle frame."
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tighten up in the near term.
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their neighbors, starting to tighten up.
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are seeing lending conditions starting to tighten up,
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was some slack he needed to tighten up.
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they can't be doing we got to tighten up