tight as a tick

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adjective
  1. 1

    Drunk, inebriated.

  2. 2

    Fully inflated; swollen near to bursting.

  3. 3

    Unwilling to spend money.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tight%20as%20a%20tick