粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
01
現金不足；唔夠錢使；反義係「#手頭鬆」 (running out of money; cash strapped; short of money)
形容詞Examples
我呢排好手緊，可唔可以借啲錢嚟用？
ngo5 ni1 paai2 hou2 sau2 gan2, ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 ze3 di1 cin2 lai4 jung6?
I'm short of money these days, so can you lend me some money to use?
02
收緊評分標準，令考生難攞高分；反義係「#手鬆」 (to tighten the criteria, (of marking or grading) to mark down students' work; to give marks to students' work strictly in accordance with the regulations)
Examples
呢個教授出名手緊，想喺佢手上攞A真係發夢。
ni1 go3 gaau3 sau6 ceot1 meng2 sau2 gan2, soeng2 hai2 keoi5 sau2 soeng6 lo2 ei1 zan1 hai6 faat3 mung6.
This professor is famous for his high grading standard, to get an A from his class is like dreaming.