Tight as a duck's arse

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Heard in Roscommon

An eloquent manner of saying someone is mean with money.

He won't pay you right, sure he's as tight as a duck's arse.

Posh English

He will not remunerate you properly, for he is as miserly as they come.

Related terms

• As tight as a duck's arseExtremely mean or parsimonious with money.
• As tight as a duck's arse, and that's watertightExtremely miserly or stingy.
• TightCruel or nasty. Can also mean someone mean as in "as tight as a fish's hole / duck's…
• Tight as a crabs arse at 50 fathomsExtremely tight, especially in a sexual context.
• Tight as a ducks holeExtremely mean or tight-fisted with money.
• Tight as tuppence(As tight as two pence) Someone who is mean with money.