tight as a tick

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Unwilling to spend money

The last time she had visited, Sean's father, Tiny Tim, who was tight as a tick with his money, jovially presided over the place, one big yard filled with rusting cars.

Drunk, inebriated

For there ain't no kickGetting tight as a tickWhen you know that you're not breaking the law.

Fully inflated; swollen near to bursting

I blow it up until it's tight as a tick. Just below the skirt through which the lanyard passes, a tiny mouth whistles a single-note tune until the balloon's lungs are emptied.

tight as a tick
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