money's too tight to mention

navi tasan

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Money's too tight to mention.

That was the title of a song. I checked googlebooks and it has been used elsewhere as well.

Does it mean that money is so scarce that one can't talk about it?

One can't even mention money because there is so little of it?
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No, it just means money is tight. There's not much left after paying the bills.
 

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