tight ship
A well-managed organization, as in The camp director runs a tight ship. This metaphoric term alludes to a ship in which the ropes are taut and by extension the ship is strictly managed. [Second half of 1900s]
Words nearby tight ship
tight five,
tight forward,
tight head,
tight junction,
tight rein on, a,
tight ship,
tight shot,
tight spot,
tight squeeze,
tight-assed,
tight-fisted