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tighten up

To become focused and serious; To stop any vacillation or inconsistency.
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Plainly winter was at hand.
"Just as well we started when we did," said Bill. "No tellin' when she'll tighten up."
"May do it any time," Sam agreed.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'tighten up':

tighten upTo make sufficiently tight.
tighten upTo fix something or make it correct.
tighten upTo become tense and restrained.
tighten upTo become stringent and ungenerous.
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