run a tight ship
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SocGen didn't give any update on the potential sale of non-core assets after Krupa said last month he intended to run a "tight ship" in terms of the bank's portfolio.
From Reuters • Sep. 18, 2023
“You run a tight ship here, Ursula,” he said when she ordered him to put on a mask after posing for cameras.
From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2020
Seattle City Councilmember M. Lorena González opened the public hearing by saying, “I’m going to run a tight ship here.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2019
Which raises the question, does anyone know how to run a tight ship on Goat Hill?
From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2016
"It is important to run a tight ship, but simply cutting jobs is often the action of a company that does not know what else to do," Windsor said.
From US News • Oct. 13, 2015
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