not up to snuff



not up to snuff

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 snuff. I used to eat there all the time, but to be honest, their food hasn't been up to snuff recently.
See also: not, snuff, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Milojica-Serbian
SanneSAHN-nə (Dutch)Dutch, Danish
Sila-Turkish
Draper['dreipə]
RuutROO:TFinnish
Borivoi-Medieval Slavic