not up to scratch and not up to snuff



not up to scratch and not up to snuff

Fig. not adequate. Sorry, your paper isn't up to scratch. Please do it over again. The performance was not up to snuff.
See also: and, not, scratch, snuff, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
M&Aelig;JaMIE-yahIcelandic
BeeBEEEnglish
Honorina-Late Roman
Stigr-Ancient Scandinavian
Savino-Italian
KÓRi-Ancient Scandinavian