not up to snuff



not up to snuff

Not as good as what was expected, required, or demanded; not satisfactory or adequate. Jim, I know you've been going through a tough time since your wife passed, but these reports just aren't up to snuff. I used to eat there all the time, but to be honest, their food hasn't been up to snuff recently.
See also: not, snuff, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CliftonKLIF-tənEnglish
Nela-Croatian, Slovak, Portuguese, Czech
Marian['mɛəriən]
PlinyPLIN-ee (English)History
Diamanto-Greek
Fayiz-Arabic