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
Crius-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
CobusKO-busDutch
RossRAWS (English)Scottish, English
Ezekiel[i'zi:kjəl]
AdÉLAH-dayl  Hungarian
Iphigeneia-Greek Mythology