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1 tighten up
1. transitive verb1) anziehen; (retighten) nachziehen2) (make stricter) verschärfen [Gesetze, Bestimmungen, Kontrollen]2. intransitive verbtighten up security — die Sicherheitsmaßnahmen verschärfen
tighten up on security/drunken driving — die Sicherheitsmaßnahmen verschärfen/bei Trunkenheit am Steuer schärfer durchgreifen
* * *I. vt▪ to \tighten up up ⇆ sthto \tighten up up one's muscles die Muskeln straffen2. (make stricter) etw verschärfento \tighten up up the law on advertising strengere Verordnungen in der Werbung einführenII. vi1. (introduce stricter regime) schärfere Maßnahmen ergreifenit's time we \tighten uped up around here es ist an der Zeit, hier ein strengeres Regime einzuführen▪ to \tighten up up on sth etw einschränken* * *1. vi1)See:= tighten2) (in discipline) strenger werden, härter durchgreifen2. vt sep1)See:= tighten2) organization, procedure straffen; discipline, controls verschärfen* * *1. transitive verb1) anziehen; (retighten) nachziehen2) (make stricter) verschärfen [Gesetze, Bestimmungen, Kontrollen]2. intransitive verbtighten up on security/drunken driving — die Sicherheitsmaßnahmen verschärfen/bei Trunkenheit am Steuer schärfer durchgreifen
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2 tighten up
vtto \tighten up sth <-> up1) ( make firmer) etw fester ziehen;to \tighten up up one's muscles die Muskeln straffen2) ( make stricter) etw verschärfen;to \tighten up up the law on advertising strengere Verordnungen in der Werbung einführen vi1) ( introduce stricter regime) schärfere Maßnahmen ergreifen;it's time we \tighten uped up around here es ist an der Zeit, hier ein strengeres Regime einzuführen;to \tighten up up on sth etw einschränken
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