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
Abha-Indian, Hindi
Ignac-Slovene
Arabinda-Bengali, Indian, Odia
Umukoro-Western African, Urhobo
Naseemnah-SEEM (Arabic)Arabic, Urdu
Yanick-Breton, French