tight as a tick

== English == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === tight as a tick (not comparable) (slang, simile) Drunk, inebriated. Fully inflated; swollen near to bursting. (slang, simile) Unwilling to spend money. ==== Synonyms ==== (drunk, inebriated): drunk, full as a goog, full as a tick, inebriated, intoxicated; see also Thesaurus:drunk (fully inflated): full, full as a tick, inflated, overinflated, swollen (unwilling to spend money): miserly, thrifty; see also Thesaurus:stingy ==== Translations ====