be not up to scratch
be not up to scratch
To not be as good as what is expected, required, or demanded; to not be 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 scratch. I used to eat there all the time, but to be honest, their food hasn't been up to scratch recently.
See also: not, scratch, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- not for a second
- not for a minute
- not for a moment
- not for a instant
- not for a/one minute/moment/second/instant
- not all there
- aint
- ain't
- be like ships in the night
- be not much cop