two-by-four

two-by-four

slang Very small or cramped. Used before a noun. The only thing I can afford in this city is a tiny two-by-four apartment. They stuck the accountant in a two-by-four office in the basement of the company.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

two-by-four

mod. small. A two-by-four office with a chair and a desk was where Marlowe hung out.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • look alike
  • biz
  • angle
  • angling
  • swag
  • jack
  • jacked
  • jacking
  • high
  • high, wide, and handsome