"Two-by-four" nghĩa là gì?

"Two-by-four" = hai nhân bốn (như cái thước kẻ) -> nghĩa (lóng) là rất bé, chật hẹp (tòa nhà, giường, v.v...).

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"Why is this two-by-four from Idaho? Why is this pine from Georgia? Why is this cedar from the North West?" Lumbery's main focus is Maine.

The first year was rather simple, a tree in the box with a sandbag to hold the front, a two-by-four to prop up the top of the tree at the back, and bungee cords to hold it steady.

That’s how McIlwaine, her husband Rich, brother Bob Gunter and a few other volunteers started adorning the south tower lantern room with a Christmas tree that isn’t really a tree. “It’s a light installation, basically,” explained McIlwaine, consisting of 14 strands of C-9 colored lights (the ones with the big bulbs) strung from a two-by-four and draped into a tree shape, each string secured to the grated floor.

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