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
Winfried-German
Nirav-Indian, Gujarati, Marathi
PolycarpPAHL-ee-kahrp (English)Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
Minna['minə]
Platt[plæt]
MadelineMAD-ə-lin (English), MAD-ə-lien (English), ma-də-LEEN (French), mad-LEEN (French)English, French