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
Tuor-Literature
Uladzimir-Belarusian
Bienvenidabyen-be-NEE-dhahSpanish
AbsalomAB-sə-lahm (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin
Augustine (1)AW-gəs-teen, ə-GUS-tinEnglish
Arcadius-Ancient Greek (Latinized)