as tight as Dick's hatband
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
A variant of the phrase Dick's hatband
Phrase
Synonyms
- (very tight-fitting): clingy, figure-hugging, tight-fitting; see also Thesaurus:close-fitting
- (very tight with money): miserly, niggardly, s; see also Thesaurus:stingy
References
- “hatband, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2017.
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