be up to scratch

not be up to scratch

to not be of an acceptable standard or quality I'm afraid your last essay wasn't up to scratch. (British & Australian) (British & Australian)

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bedelia	-	Irish
Uschi	-	German
Ishtar	ISH-tahr (English)	Near Eastern Mythology
Archelaos	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Terence	['terəns]
Kamini	-	Indian, Hindi