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
Valdas-Lithuanian
Reyhangul-Uyghur
Emanuel[i'mænjuəl]
Gwenhwyfar-Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Austen[ɔ'stin]
GerhildGER-hilt (German)German, Ancient Germanic