bring (someone/something) up to scratch

British & Australian

(not) be up to scratch - to not be of an acceptable standard or quality.

If you practise hard on this piece you should be able to bring it up to scratch by next week.

• on the cutting room floor
• on the dot
• on the double
• on the edge
• on the face of it
• on the face of the earth
• on the factory floor
• on the fast track
• on the fence
• on the firing line
• on the fly
• on the fritz
• on the front burner
• on the front line of
• on the front line of something
• on the front lines of
• on the front lines of something
• on the heels of
• on the heels of something
• on the hoof
• on the horizon
• on the horns of a dilemma
• on the hour
• on the house
• on the job