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up to scratch

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up to scratch

at an acceptable standard or quality We're giving him a week to bring the team up to scratch.

Usage notes: often used in the form not up to scratch: I'm afraid your last essay wasn't up to scratch.

Related vocabulary: on a par with somebody/something

See also: scratch, up

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up to here
up to knees
up to neck
up to neck in
up to no good
up to old tricks
up to par
up to scratch
up to snuff
up to speed
up to the mark
up to the minute
up with
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