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
ÁRmann-Icelandic
Gopal-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
CulhwchKEEL-hookh (Welsh)Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Parvaneh-Persian
HammondHAM-əndEnglish (Rare)
Nick[nik]