not up to the mark



not up to the mark

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 the mark. I used to eat there all the time, but to be honest, their food hasn't been up to the mark recently.
See also: mark, not, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lucinaloo-SEEN-ə (English)Roman Mythology
Jeannie['dʒi:ni]
KatriKAHT-reeFinnish
Marijana-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Friederikefree-du-REE-kəGerman
Walahfrid-Ancient Germanic