up to scratch
US /ʌp tu skrætʃ/
・UK /ʌp tu: skrætʃ/
A1
adj.AdjectiveSatisfactory; meeting the required standard
Your work isn't up to scratch; you need to improve.
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Criticise POLITELY without being RUDE | Polite English Criticism Phrases
- Sometimes you just can't escape using "no offense." We can also say "without meaning to offend you" or "without meaning to offend." An example: "Without meaning to offend you, your work hasn't been up to scratch recently." "Up to scratch" means up to the standard.
Sometimes you just can't escape using "no offense." We can also say "without meaning to offend you" or "without meaning to offend." An example: "Without meaning to offend you, your work hasn't been up to scratch recently." "Up to scratch" means up to the standard.
- your work hasn't been up to scratch recently.
your work hasn't been up to scratch recently.
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- Bring it back up to scratch.
Bring it back up to scratch.
- to bring it back up to scratch.
to bring it back up to scratch.
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- Sending him resumes, sending him LinkedIn profiles, bringing him physical people, and he was just like, "No, they're not up to scratch."
Sending him resumes, sending him LinkedIn profiles, bringing him physical people, and he was just like, "No, they're not up to scratch."
- and he was just like, "Nope, they're not up to scratch." The scratch.
and he was just like, "Nope, they're not up to scratch." The scratch.
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- It would have taken Queen Elizabeth a good couple of hours to get herself up to scratch.
It would have taken Queen Elizabeth a good couple of hours to get herself up to scratch.
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- Staring blindly into space, getting up to scratch my face, wanting just to stay awake.
Staring blindly into space, getting up to scratch my face, wanting just to stay awake.
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- They fear that what Donald Trump has in mind might not be up to scratch for what Ukraine says is necessary.
They fear that what Donald Trump has in mind might not be up to scratch for what Ukraine says is necessary.