Clue | Source | Date |
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Made tight | New York Times | 25 Mar 2020 |
Like a fishing line after a bite | New York Times | 20 Jun 2019 |
Stretched tight | New York Times | 07 Apr 2019 |
Like a fishing line after a bite | ||
Stretched tight | ||
Removed slack from | Wall Street Journal | 07 Mar 2018 |
Like a rope in tug of war | New York Times | 12 Nov 2017 |
Like a rope in tug of war | ||
Got rid of slack | Eugene Sheffer | 20 Jul 2015 |
Took up the slack in | ||
Took up the slack? | ||
Made tight | ||
Put a strain on | ||
Tensed. |