up to scratch
adjEtymology From scratch in the sense of a starting line, as in boxing.
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Idiomatic sufficient; adequate; of acceptable or satisfactory quality
- They decided that his performance was not up to scratch.
- But the new trains form just one part of Metro Flow. It's no good having new trains if the network itself isn't up to scratch.2023 November 29, Richard Foster, “Tyne & Wear Metro goes with the flow”, in RAIL, number 997, page 32:
- Related terms
- toe the line
- Coordinate terms
- cut the mustard, make the grade, pass muster, up to par, up to snuff