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| English | Russian |
| a yardstick of comparison | мерило сравнения |
| apply the same yardstick to everybody | стричь всех под одну гребёнку (VLZ_58) |
| success is not to be measured by the yardstick of the dollar | деньги не должны быть мерилом успеха |
| time is the only true yardstick of a book's merit | достоинства книги проверяются только временем |
| yardstick-wide shoulders | косая сажень в плечах (
Mullen is twenty-four years old and six foot one, with yardstick-wide shoulders and close-cropped hair.  newyorker.com grafleonov) |