up to scratch

Adjective

Meaning

up to scratch

(idiomatic) sufficient; adequate; of acceptable or satisfactory quality
They decided that his performance was not up to scratch.

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Sometimes it occurs to me that the job of a serious cultural critic mostly consists in telling the generality of people that their opinions - on films, on books, on all manner of widgets, gadgets and even the latest electronic fidgets - simply aren't up to scratch. Will Self

And he kept me company on the couch all weekend while I wielded the sparklification wand to bring my electronics up to scratch. Source: Internet

In addition, the safety standards at the five locations where the equipment was maintained were not up to scratch. Source: Internet

So here are the also-rans, the girls, the ones whose writing is not up to scratch? Source: Internet

Rail companies should be given no more than “a matter of days” to come up to scratch, said Mr Burnham. Source: Internet

There are two issues: either the copper purity is not up to scratch or there is an abuse of the exemption regime. Source: Internet

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