be a tight squeeze
be a tight fit

I could have wished for a tighter fit of horn and body.

The band made a tight fit on stage, but ideally shouldn't have been there in the first place.

It is a tight fit in the apartment, but they are managing.

The tight fit of the sweater wasn't all he'd noticed.

After turning the Disc you have a tighter fit, but not necessarily a better one.

"I'll put on an extra piece of plastic that will make a tighter fit."

So old cases with tight fits around the buttons won't work.

The cuffs were a tight fit: he had big wrists.

Three people were a tight fit in a gig, but they managed.

Life must go on, and eight records makes for a tight fit in a 40-minute programme.