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
HalİL	-	Turkish
Adalia	a-də-LIE-ə (English), ə-DAH-lee-ə (English)	Biblical
Yekonyah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Ganymedes	-	Greek Mythology
Kendra	KEN-drə	English
Piera	PYE-rah	Italian