tight as Dick's hatband



*tight as Dick's hatband

Fig. very tight. (*Also: as ~.) I've got to lose some weight. My belt is as tight as Dick's hatband. This window is stuck tight as Dick's hatband.
See also: tight

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chinatsuchee-nah-tsooJapanese
Velvel-Yiddish
Lauma-Latvian, Baltic Mythology
JarosŁAwayah-raw-SWAH-vahPolish
Drousilla-Biblical Greek
Luba-Russian, Ukrainian