"tighten" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

tighten verbo

tighten + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 30

tighten controls • tighten one's grip • tighten one's belts • tighten security • tighten one's hold • tighten policy • tighten one's arms • ...

Kolokacji: 15

Grup znaczeniowych: 7

Kolokacji: 7

(2) grip, hold, screw, grasp

Kolokacji: 4

(3) belt, arm, noose

Kolokacji: 3

1. tighten one's belts = dociskać czyjś paski tighten one's belts

"And the first person who needs to tighten his belt is the President."
In other words, it would have to tighten its belt.
So everyone in this town is going to have to tighten his belt a bit.
We have tightened our belts; everything is ready for such a situation.
In these difficult times, Americans have had to tighten their belts and learn to do more with less.
So when families have to "tighten their belt" what goes first?
Looks to me that we all need to tighten our belts.
And they're asking the poor people to tighten their belts.
And with Americans across the country tightening their belts, it is time for the federal government to do the same.
The question comes up often as the government tightens its belt.

2. tighten one's arms = dociskać czyjś ramiona tighten one's arms

3. tighten the noose = dociśnij pętlę tighten the noose

Kolokacji: 5

(5) lip, muscle, jaw, throat, mouth, ...

Kolokacji: 6

(6) finger, hand, fist

Kolokacji: 3

(7) requirement, enforcement

Kolokacji: 2

verbo + tighten

Kolokacji: 4

try tightening • begin tightening • keep tightening • finish tightening

tighten + preposición

Kolokacji: 25

tighten up • tighten around • tighten on • tighten into • tighten with • ...

tighten + adjetivo/adverbio

Kolokacji: 31

tighten further • tighten slightly • tighten painfully • tighten suddenly • slowly tighten • ...

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