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)
See also: scratch, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Marcianus-Ancient Roman
Nur Ad-Din-Arabic
Somporn-Thai
AvguŠTin-Slovene
Damijana-Slovene
Danika-English (Modern)