yardstick

/ˈjɑːdstɪk/ noun [C]

Translation

› something that you use to judge how good or successful something else is

kıstas, ölçüt, kriter

If popularity is the yardstick of success, he's done very well.1748

(Definition of yardstick noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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