to run a tighter ship
Spanish translation: apretar el cinturón
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| 5 | apretar las tuercas. |
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| 4 | apretar el cinturón |
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12 mins confidence: 
apretar las tuercas. Explanation: Por eso tenemos que apretar las tuercas. A saying that means you have to become more strict in the way you run things. Good luck! |
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20 mins confidence: 
apretar el cinturón Explanation: Another possibility. |
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