not up to the mark



not up to the mark

Not as good as what was expected, required, or demanded; not satisfactory or adequate. Jim, I know you've been going through a tough time since your wife passed, but these reports just aren't up to the mark. I used to eat there all the time, but to be honest, their food hasn't been up to the mark recently.
See also: mark, not, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KenrickKEN-rikEnglish (Rare)
Kitty['kiti]
LyndseyLINDZ-eeEnglish (Modern)
Yami-Hinduism
Rhianu-Welsh
WilhelmVIL-helm (German), VEEL-khelm (Polish)German, Polish, Ancient Germanic