be tight-arsed

(British & Australian very informal) also be tight-assed (American very informal)

to be worried about small details that are not important Don't ask Jack to get involved, he's so tight-assed and really irritating.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Demokritos	-	Ancient Greek
Bronislava	brah-nee-SLAH-vah (Russian)	Czech, Slovak, Russian
Sophocles	SAHF-u-kleez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Caiden	KAY-dən	English (Modern)
&Aelig;&Eth;Elm&Aelig;R	-	Anglo-Saxon
'Avimelekh	-	Biblical Hebrew