Tighter ship?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="tighter">tighter</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="vows">vows</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tighter">tighter</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="stricter">stricter</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="basically">basically</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="subordinates">subordinates</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="discipline">discipline</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ushered">ushered</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>, <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="tighter">tighter</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tighten">tighten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>?</p><p><span word="Tighten">Tighten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>?</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="tighten">tighten</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ropes">ropes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="seas">seas</span>, <span word="tightened">tightened</span> <span word="ropes">ropes</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sails">sails</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taut">taut</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="nicely">nicely</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="seas">seas</span>, <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="tightened">tightened</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="careful">careful</span>, <span word="vigilant">vigilant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="gales">gales</span>, <span word="high">high</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="like">like</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ropes">ropes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="loose">loose</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="seas">seas</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span> – <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shore">shore</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>: “<span word="run">run</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>”. <span word="Originally">Originally</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="widely">widely</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="exercising">exercising</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>.</p>
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