уст. archin (
27.95 inches)
мерить всех на свой ~ judge/measure others by one`s own yard-stick;
словно ~ проглотил as stiff as a poker/ramrod
устар. arshine/arshin/arsheen ( 0.711 m.
2 ft. 4 in.)
мерить на свой аршин — to measure by one's own bushel
как будто аршин проглотил разг. — as stiff as a poker, straight as a ramrod, ramrod-straight