| 单词 | two-by-four |
| 例句 | Maybe if I had gone to each of their houses, whacking random family members with a nail-studded two-by-four, they would have begun to have some basic comprehension. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up a two-by-four and clanged it against a metal fence post. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He just walked beside me, stiff as a two-by-four, asking “Are you okay?” every couple of minutes. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like there was this grinning, twisted little demon following me around, and whenever I started to feel good, it would go, “Ah-hah! You’re forgetting!” and it would whack me with a two-by-four. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z I pushed the tiller, and we skittered past a glistening spear of two-by-four, only inches away. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Tad grabbed a two-by-four, yanked it out of the rubble, and threw it behind him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “We can do this, Kaitlin,” he said, yanking a two-by-four out of a pile of debris. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He stopped not far from the house and opened up our trunk and pulled out a two-by-four. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Frankie asked as he stepped over a broken two-by-four, coughed, and peered down the hallway. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z All that remained was a charred foundation, a few blackened timbers, and the remains of a teetering brick chimney propped up by a single two-by-four. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Horse threw a chunk of a two-by-four at him and almost clobbered him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems like an old two-by-four, discolored, mud-encrusted, and partially decayed. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I set that down on the two-by-four that went across the wall behind the head of my bed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Horse aimed the two-by-four again but Miss Violet stopped him in time. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His dad bought him a bunch of supplies the week school ended—lengths of two-by-four, pulleys and screws, and sheets of weather-treated plywood—but Charlie didn’t choose a tree for three whole weeks. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z They called me spider legs, skeleton girl, pipe cleaner, two-by-four, bony butt, stick woman, bean pole, and giraffe, and they said I could stay dry in the rain by standing under a telephone wire. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Peeling, two-by-four banisters guided you up the outside stairways. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z She casually picked up a two-by-four and hurled it. Did slaves catch your seafood? 2012-05-21T14:26:00Z Weighing in at five tons, the whole construction is slightly elevated on wooden two-by-four blocks so that it seems to float slightly off the floor. Art in Review: Marianne Vitale: ‘Diamond Crossing’ 2013-06-06T18:11:55Z "One photo-op, walking over a two-by-four, and all of a sudden he's handling a storm, which, by the way, hasn't been handled well." Fox has no problems with Rove a day later 2012-11-07T22:16:08Z The thick French toast is a veritable two-by-four of brioche that hints of orange and vanilla, before the raspberry compote takes over. Oddfellows Café + Bar serves as a hipness hub, all day long 2012-08-23T21:20:11Z But Hoffman goes, only to be attacked with a two-by-four and left in a burning building. Book World: ‘The Fixer’ by Joseph Finder 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z To help create that vibration, Mr. Ponthus affixed a two-by-four to the second piano’s sustain pedal, allowing him to depress it from his seat at the first piano. Music Review: Recital of New Music at Mannes College Festival 2010-06-16T22:13:00Z Wherever we went, the bunks were built out of two-by-four and plywood. Work, pray, fear: my life in the Family cult 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z An installation by Judith Hopf has two-by-four studs framing a pair of glass doors. ‘Puddle, pothole, portal’ at SculptureCenter in Queens 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z But I feel like I just got slammed in the head by a two-by-four. "Dexter" finally goes too far 2009-12-14T20:15:00Z That’s hardly road worthy: a two-by-four with wires taped to it. 2010-01-30T00:49:00Z I’ve never been on a cruise, so this was a view into a world I will never visit unless you hit me on the head with a two-by-four or give me tickets for free. A Widow Takes Her Grown Kids on a Cruise. What Could Go Wrong? 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Feeling as if I’d been hit by a two-by-four, I did what I did best in times of crisis: I headed to a bar near my apartment in New York. “No one will ever have sex with me again”: Why I stayed in the closet about my HIV 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z As Schuller once said, referring to the importance of an interior washed in sunlight, “If a two-by-four comes between your eyeball and the changing edge of a cloud, something is lost.” The Crystal Cathedral redesign: Why tasteful updates add up to architectural disappointment 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Some chardonnays whack you in the face with an oak two-by-four. This Oregon wine will challenge your ideas about what makes a pinot noir 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z The center I-beam that ran the length of the house was twisted, and the two-by-four plate on top of it was only 7/8-inch thick due to being compressed. To get your foundation right, know the soil beneath it 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Nail the two-by-four lumber together, square it up and install a few diagonal braces to keep it square. Building a deck? Here are some must-do steps | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z “I think the most important characteristic in him was that he was really a gentle soul, but once he sank his teeth into something you couldn’t beat him off with a two-by-four,” said Erbsen. Award-winning retired AP journalist Harold Olmos dead at 78 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Dave stared at the rat and picked up a wooden two-by-four, painted white, that was lying on the ground. Is There an Ethical Way to Kill Rats? Should We Even Ask? 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Also get a short, thick piece of wood, such as a 12-inch length of two-by-four, and a rubber mallet. Advice | How to repair gaps between vinyl flooring planks 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Charles Golden, whose mother-in-law lived directly across from MOVE, saw a man chase his own mother out of 6221 with a two-by-four. She Was Killed by the Police. Why Were Her Bones in a Museum? 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z If you’re on a slight hill, install temporary legs to make the top of the two-by-four box level and in position where your deck will eventually be. Building a deck? Here are some must-do steps | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z To describe to a European how houses are constructed in the US, the dimensions of “two-by-four” lumber must be converted into metric units. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z U.S. homes are often framed with two-by-four construction, and they need lighter windows than heavier-built European homes. Discarded 1990s Energy Invention Makes a Comeback 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z He was sawing a two-by-four length of wood. 'How falling from a roof inspired me to become a musician' 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z There, Ida had pulled large trees from their roots, embedded a two-by-four into the side of the building and shattered the top windows over the church’s vestibule, leaving behind a headless stained-glass Last Supper image. On Grand Isle, a Fragile Spot Off Louisiana, Vast Damage 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z He returned with a two-by-four and attacked the security guard, prosecutors said. Hate crime charges added in Asian American store attacks 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z It’s an implausible stretch crafted to serve as a two-by-four to awaken taxpayers and prod them to yell at lawmakers. Column: California is rolling in surplus cash. But legislators want to raise taxes anyway 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z For officers, navigating the canal’s skinny channel is more nerve-racking, like bicycling on a two-by-four. Inside the 144-hour scramble to free the giant ship stuck in the Suez Canal 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Fernett, the contractor in Colorado, said he recently purchased a two-year supply of plywood and two-by-four planks at the request of fretful retailers. Boarded-up windows and increased security: Retailers brace for the election 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z He said her tendency of “hitting the press with a two-by-four” risked overshadowing any substantive contributions. Kayleigh McEnany Heckles the Press. Is That All? 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z “It was like being hit by a two-by-four,” he says. ‘Murder hornets’: race to protect North America's honeybees from giant invader 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z A guy in a sombrero perched on the two-by-four. Perspective | Ocean City amid a pandemic: No Senior Week, but plenty of reckless behavior 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z He said the only thing that saved the family from being crushed was a two-by-four that fell across the washer and dryer. Tennessee ‘hero’ dog dies after saving family from deadly tornado 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z “You could hit me over the head with a two-by-four and I’m still saying I’m the luckiest guy in the world,” he says. Jim Harrick's ultimate glory still gets recognized, just not at UCLA 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z People who worked in construction trades mailed two-by-four pieces of lumber to Mr. Volcker in protest. Paul A. Volcker, Fed chairman who curbed inflation by raising interest rates, dies at 92 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z As Taylor grabbed a two-by-four to defend herself, co-workers wrestled the gun out of Gaffney’s hands. Hate-crime reports have soared in D.C. Prosecutions have plummeted. 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Small lumps protrude from the top of his hand, hardened by calcium deposits, said Alexander, from striking buildings, trees, two-by-four lumber and people. 81-year-old karate champ keeps working out, training others 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z “It hits them over the head with a two-by-four and tells them the pope takes it seriously so they should too.” Vatican defrocks former U.S. Cardinal McCarrick over sex abuse 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z The first thing I noticed about the cinnamon toast at Young Blood Coffee: It was as thick as a two-by-four. What to do in Fargo, N.D. 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z The statement said the agent fired after being attacked by migrants armed with “blunt objects,” which officials described as “two-by-four” pieces of lumber. Witness recounts fatal Border Patrol shooting of young Guatemalan woman in Texas 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z The statement said the agent fired after being attacked by migrants armed with "blunt objects," which officials described as "two-by-four" pieces of lumber. Witness recounts fatal Border Patrol shooting of young Guatemalan woman in Texas 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z That first spring, a few two-by-four foot wooden boxes popped up in front yards around Fargo-Moorhead, growing cherry tomatoes or peppers or herbs. Rooted in Moorhead, ‘Little Free Gardens’ ready to grow 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z A driver trapped in a car half-buried under the bridge was rescued by bystanders using a two-by-four, Sergeant Mesa said. Miami Bridge Collapses; at Least 4 Are Dead 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z “Human nature is such that we really need the two-by-four between the eyes.” As giant storms hammer Boston, officials are doing little to prepare for them 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z Pointing to a structure under construction, Green-Karol said: “Each of those walls went up one two-by-four at a time.” A new development in Gainesville, Va., provides a taste of Charleston with a view of the Blue Ridge 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z “I think it’s ultimately a good thing; sometimes you have to hit people in the head with a two-by-four to make them aware,” he added. Jay Leno glad he’s done with late-night: ‘It’s all depressing Trump stuff’ 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Not to beat a dead horse, but — hand me that two-by-four — the Nats had used 11 men in their bullpen this season before seeking desperate reinforcements. Perspective | New-look Nationals bullpen is zapping the ghosts from earlier this season 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z This means you could run two-by-four planks, or skis, or steel rebar, or anything long all the way from the front trunk, between the seats, and through to the tailgate. The Bollinger B1 is an all-electric truck with 360 horsepower and up to 200 miles of range 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z “Today, you need to hit them between the eyes with a two-by-four to get their attention.” Can Trump’s ketchup-drenched steak cause Heinz sales to sizzle? 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z A small pass-through lets two-by-four lumber ride along. Video Review: 2017 Genesis G80 Ultimate 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z “Let’s hit it with a two-by-four and see how it reacts, then get a plan,” said Bob Bishop, the chief operations officer at SmartCells, describing Mr. Trump’s hard-charging style. Trump Talk Rattles Aerospace Industry, Up and Down Supply Chain 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z D.C. police said Clark was found unconscious Friday in the woman’s home in Northeast Washington, naked and curled up in a closet barricaded shut with a wooden two-by-four. 76-year-old woman charged with murder told police she beat man with baseball bat 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z He takes a small step, extends his hand, reads the block and then surges through an opening the approximate size of a two-by-four. Steelers Hold On Against Chiefs to Reach A.F.C. Championship 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z But while she could only speak softly, her words took a two-by-four to Trump’s fragile ego. What Trump is really saying in his tweets: I’m weak 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z “It sounded like a two-by-four snapping,” he said. Utah restaurant owner a world champion arm wrestler by night 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z One cartoon depicts Uncle Sam bopping Big Steel with a two-by-four. Election-time trio of exhibits on display in Texarkana 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z She said that after so many years of burying her feelings, acknowledging her truth hit her “like a two-by-four.” Transgender Naval Academy graduates share their stories 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z At the other end of the spectrum, a Republican who identifies with the conservative wing of the state GOP said of Cruz’s decision: “I feel like I got smacked by a two-by-four.” ‘I feel like I got smacked by a two-by-four’: Va. Republicans react to Trump as the likely nominee 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Now they’re getting breaks too; better health than the Flyers, and a crucial Saturday night goal that a two-by-four could have saved. A slapstick goal paves way for the Capitals to a 4-1 win. Now, can they make this a short series? 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z “It takes your breath away. I felt this week like I was hit in the face with a two-by-four,” he said. 'He was a monster': how priest child abuse tore apart Pennsylvania towns 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z Dressed in bell bottoms, a jeans jacket and platform shoes, he grabbed a two-by-four that happened to be propped by the front door. Shrimp Boy’s Day in Court 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z If you're ready to move to a more challenging level, try laying a two-by-four on its side and "walking the plank" forward, backward and with your eyes closed. A balanced fitness regimen includes balance training: Here's how to do it 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Last year, Tom Northcutt, a San Diego property manager, took an iPhone photo of a man moments before the man struck him in the arm with a two-by-four and fled. Facial Recognition Software Moves From Overseas Wars to Local Police 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z Order is maintained by red-vested internal security guards, inmates who walk around with two-by-four planks. Pope’s Visit to Bolivian Prison Highlights Abuses Within 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z But had he really put away his two-by-four? Surfing into Adolescence 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z “It was like whacking a donkey with a two-by-four,” one Detroit-based ad executive told TIME. How Advertisers Conquered the Super Bowl 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z In his debating the incumbent Jon Corzine, he used the well documented Jersey diaspora, which separates grandparents from their grandchildren and parents from their children, like a rhetorical two-by-four. Chris Christie’s Jersey nightmare: Why his state hasn’t touched the economic recovery 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z It looks like one of those carpenter’s pencils that is designed not to roll off a two-by-four. Best Gifts For Digital Drawing: Pencil, Ink, Bamboo, Moleskine And Surface Pro 3 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The pope quipped: "It looks like a two-by-four!" — a reference to tango. Pope gets cake, tango and chicken for birthday 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z He would sit behind me and, whenever the teacher had his back turned, hit me on the head with a two-by-four. Surfing into Adolescence 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z “You can hit them in the head every day with a two-by-four and you might get their attention,” Bellecourt said. Washington Redskins Draw Protesters in Minnesota Before Losing in Griffin’s Return 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z Wilson fell backward down the stairs and into the basement, where one or more attackers beat him with a two-by-four until he lost consciousness, Fuss said. Sheriff seeks those who beat man, 85, with 2-by-4 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z The judge said he brought a two-by-four to a fistfight, which she said was not reasonable force. Suspect in fatal beating denied bail, back in jail 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Stack was knocked to the ground with the two-by-four. Man charged with car dealer’s murder over bad sale 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Firefighters removed much of the ceiling drywall in a second-story bedroom, exposing a split two-by-four and a jagged scar in the plywood. Officials: Monday storms produced two tornadoes 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z The pulpit was bounded by the two-by-four skeletons of walls laid bare. Setting Times stories to music: From Nancy Sinatra to Arctic Monkeys 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Among those fans is the rapper Wale, whose catalog includes a song called “Hacksaw Jim Duggan,” named after a popular wrestler from the 1980s who carried around an American flag and a two-by-four. The Body Slam Is Buffering 2014-03-31T00:39:28Z There’s no need to teach someone in woodwork not to hit someone over the head with a two-by-four, because the values of the real-life street are well understood and most people sign up to them. How To Teach Kids To Code Without Turning Them Into Hackers 2013-11-12T17:39:00Z The assailants hit him with a two-by-four and broke his jaw in 10 places. The Secrets of Bezos: How Amazon Became the Everything Store 2013-10-10T09:57:38Z Explaining how he got the company’s attention during the trial, he compared himself to a mule trainer who handled the animal by taking a two-by-four and “whopping him upside the head.” Thomas Penfield Jackson, Outspoken Judge, Dies at 76 2013-06-15T22:49:45Z In one, labeled “Mark Murphy Gets Clubbed by a Blonde,” a bikini-clad woman swats him over the head with a wooden two-by-four. In Crucial Race, Mark Murphy, a Democrat, Seeks Traction 2012-10-15T01:34:19Z And they raised the kind of honest, sturdy timber frame that has been out of fashion since a two-by-four actually measured two-by-four. Cordwood Masonry Gains New Fans 2012-07-19T02:17:15Z That would not be a slap in the president's face, but a hefty whack with a two-by-four. Today's Economist: Uwe E. Reinhardt: Awaiting the Supreme Court's Health-Care Ruling 2012-06-22T10:00:15Z In 2008, players at Potomac Falls High in Sterling carried a two-by-four to the field to show their opponents they were “bringing the wood.” Football: High school coaches cope with a new value system in wake of NFL bounty scandal 2012-03-16T23:40:27Z In the opinion of every real American a man of the Willoughby type is worth a ten-acre lot full of these two-by-four titles. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Not when the home is a two-by-four box; you couldn't call that a sphere, could you? The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z I believe that even then the idea of desertion had entered into his little two-by-four soul. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z He has a notion he is still living in Kentucky and that this little two-by-four flat is Chatsworth itself. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z Here's this little flea of a dude holding a baseball bat the way a child would hold a two-by-four, placing the lumber upon his shoulder as if burdened by the weight in his hands. Eclipsing the Ayala Zone: Chone Figgins is Seattle's new king of contempt 2011-06-28T18:06:11Z A large two-by-four was jammed through the windshield of a Humvee. Ugly outburst in B.C. after Canucks loss 2011-06-16T06:13:51Z You’re letting a little two-by-four doctor steer you away from a good thing. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z That’s what comes of blatting things in a two-by-four burg like this. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z He said he stopped using Anderson's drugs because they made him feel "stiff as a two-by-four." Giambi brothers say Bonds' trainer provided steroids 2011-03-30T01:26:50Z Hard to lose her in our two-by-four, Frank. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z For feeding on the way, put in two-by-four cleats breast high on the horses, and fix to fit the end of a stout trough which is dropped in, afterwards nailing on a top cleat. Canada West 2011-03-03T03:00:58.087Z Adjoining the Carnation Saloon was a two-by-four restaurant. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Are there other two-by-four questions you hit people with? Corner Office: Sit Down, Please, and Tell Me How Smart You Are 2010-09-18T21:08:00Z "He's taking a two-by-four both to the public unions and to the legislature," Quinn said. Schwarzenegger wage cuts show Calif. "dysfunction" 2010-07-15T18:52:00Z Surely even that town couldn't be as two-by-four as that! Fidelity A Novel Zircon had found a piece of two-by-four lumber about eight feet long, and he was swinging it like a flail. The Caves of Fear For bathing in fresh water there was an outdoor shower, a shower head rigged to a five-gallon drum and supported on a frame of two-by-four wooden members. The Wailing Octopus This place was a two-by-four plank full of nails, and I cheerfully availed myself of it and, casting my bait out as far as I could, I calmly sat down to wait for a bonefish. Tales of Fishes For she had resolved to postpone the catching of Sassy till evening, when the elusive pullet would be sleepily seated on a two-by-four in the empty cow-stall that now served for a coop. The Biography of a Prairie Girl But may he not still be finer than his two-by-four brother whose temperament ran only from the ice-box to family prayers and back to the ice-box? Sunlight Patch For a moment Zircon's lumber wreaked havoc, then he struck a part of the junk and the two-by-four splintered. The Caves of Fear Examine the corner posts and you will see that the outside two-by-four rests upon the top side of the end beam and the side-plate rests directly upon said two-by-four. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties He had his switch blade out, and was tossing it expertly against a wall two-by-four, in which it stuck quivering each time. The Planet Strappers Ike had found some splendid pine boards, a number of two-by-four joists, plenty of odds and ends of railing, posts, moulding, and other trim that would make a boy delight in amateur carpentry work. The Blue Birds' Winter Nest But say, next time any two-by-four chappy floats in here for a private course, I gets plans and specifications before I takes him on. Shorty McCabe What do I care for his little two-by-four village? Shorty McCabe on the Job For awhile, though, Mildred cost the firm a lot more money than her salary, if you reckon up as worth anything the time a lot of two-by-four ink-slingers spent makin' goo-goo eyes at her. Torchy They could have drilled me with a blunt two-by-four and I'd not have felt it. Stop Look and Dig Maybe I'll run across some people who don't take a two-by-four view of life if I stay around here long enough, but it hasn't happened to me yet. North of Fifty-Three He had one of those long, two-by-four faces, with more nose than chin, and a pair of inset eyes that seemed built to look for grief. Shorty McCabe A two-by-four photograph of a mountain that's a mile high must be a most splendid reminder of the beauties of Nature to take home with you from a trip. Roughing it De Luxe But it's terribly hard to be tragic in a two-by-four shack. The Prairie Wife There wasn't much money on board these two-by-four boats, anyhow, so he wasn't losing much. Parrot & Co. Horrible little two-by-four principalities, that fit into the map of Europe like little, ragged chips in a mosaic.... The Lighted Match For a two-by-four he lugs around a lot of cranky whims, and it looked like this was one of his pets. Wilt Thou Torchy Just one of these neat, finicky featherweights, J. Meredith is; a well finished two-by-four, with more polish than punch. On With Torchy There isn't much room for the Triangle in a two-by-four shack. The Prairie Wife Her feelings, her wants, her wishes, her whims, her two-by-four outlook, nothing else counted. Poor Man's Rock And look here: don't you get the notion in your bean I'm just some little old two-by-four guy of a yegg or some poor nut of a dip. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man At the four corners of the floor they erected studding of two-by-four lumber. The Desert Valley It had a little two-by-four lake on it and a grove of spruce round the lake; and Herman had fell in love with it like with Eloise. Ma Pettengill Jack looked about him for a weapon of some kind and noted a long piece of two-by-four that apparently had been used to prop open the door of the wireless station. The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet I want an excuse to spend another afternoon in the two-by-four shop, with a play-garden attached, that should be under a glass case in a jewelry store. The Lady and Sada San A Sequel to the Lady of the Decoration "Because," says he, "you don't notice trifles when a man bats you over the head with a two-by-four." Red Saunders His Adventures West & East It is a flourishing concern—not just a two-by-four village shop—a real department store, doing real business and making real money. Wild Wings A Romance of Youth Joel also made a submarine out of a piece of two-by-four lumber. The Life of Me; an autobiography At present I hold the power to coerce you, and I shall continue to hold that power until I am safely out of your two-by-four kingdom. The Mad King I can't have the girls and boys visit me in this little two-by-four, dear. Star-Dust The cleats are two-by-four scantlings, through which holes are bored to admit the bolts with which the box is to be held together. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) At the third jump his hat flew off, disclosing the jagged end of a two-by-four. Chip, of the Flying U At least we'll head for there, and stop at any little two-by-four islands we pick up on the way. The Motor Girls on Waters Blue Or the Strange Cruise of the Tartar Instead of existing in a two-by-four hallroom, with an airshaft exposure, where you have to open the door to think, I am now residing in a real suite. The Sorrows of a Show Girl Take me—that first little two-by-four home of mine over in a back street of Newark. Star-Dust C is an end view of A, showing the bolts and also a two-by-four cleat to which the bottom is to be nailed. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) There was a funny-looking table made of an inverted coffee box with legs of two-by-four, and littered with a charactertistic collection of bachelor trinkets. Chip, of the Flying U The mule was invisible, but one knew it was a mule because Piney Jackson has just come out and taken a two-by-four from the woodpile behind the shop. The Heart of the Range I care nothing for your two-by-four conspiracies and intrigues. Affairs of State "Well, if you don't like my company—" Laura began good-naturedly, as she squinted at her distorted reflection in the little two-by-four mirror set in the tiny space of wall between the windows. Billie Bradley and Her Inheritance The Queer Homestead at Cherry Corners It ain't like as if it was an ornery two-by-four deal. The Little Nugget She laid this on the reading-table, stood up and brushed the threads from the little two-by-four cambric apron. Man on the Box And it was a well-known fact that Piney never used a two-by-four on any animal other than a mule. The Heart of the Range Julia turned to see the Lab Coat Man holding a two-by-four in both hands. Any Coincidence Is He even told her the story of the two-by-four and the dressing-room to show her how fruitfully mistaken he and every one else had been in their first judgment of her. Flappers and Philosophers "In other words, you force us to stay there and run a little two-by-four Improvement Company for your benefit, or else lose the value of our improvements?" The Blazed Trail "It has always been this way with him," Nancy went on, dabbing her eyes with her two-by-four handkerchief. Man on the Box First, you got to hit him with a two-by-four. The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 The only way to change the hearts of most plutocrats is to hit them over the head with a two-by-four. The Vision Splendid You would have compressed me into a two-by-four pigeonhole of life, where all life’s values are unreal, and false, and vulgar.” Martin Eden |
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