tight ship

A well-managed organization, as in The camp director runs a tight ship. This metaphoric term alludes to a ship in which the ropes are taut and by extension the ship is strictly managed. [Second half of 1900s]

tight ship

A well-managed and efficient business, household, or organization: We run a tight ship.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ulf	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Rajneesh	-	Indian, Hindi
Brett	[brɛt]
EugÈNe	uu-ZHEN	French
Adomas	-	Lithuanian
Franco	['frɔŋkəu]