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    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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    Madame Web Is A Crime Against Cinema | Review

    09:54Madame Web Is A Crime Against Cinema | Review
    • and that's caused so many people to get on board, so clearly there's a huge fanbase for this kind of thing, so to release such a terrible movie that they for sure knew wasn't up to scratch, they definitely knew wasn't worthy of people paying over $20 to watch, yet they still released it anyway, it just comes across as so disrespectful to me and really disrespects the fanbase that you make these movies for.

      and that's caused so many people to get on board, so clearly there's a huge fanbase for this kind of thing, so to release such a terrible movie that they for sure knew wasn't up to scratch, they definitely knew wasn't worthy of people paying over $20 to watch, yet they still released it anyway, it just comes across as so disrespectful to me and really disrespects the fanbase that you make these movies for.

    • So to release such a terrible movie that they for sure knew wasn't up to scratch, they definitely knew wasn't worthy of people paying over $20 to watch yet they still released it anyway, it just comes across as so disrespectful to me and really disrespects the fan base that you make these movies for.

      So to release such a terrible movie that they for sure knew wasn't up to scratch, they definitely knew wasn't worthy of people paying over $20 to watch yet they still released it anyway, it just comes across as so disrespectful to me and really disrespects the fan base that you make these movies for.

    B1

    Criticise POLITELY without being RUDE | Polite English Criticism Phrases

    12:06Criticise 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.

    A2

    The Tower Next Door: Living in the shadow of Grenfell

    20:54The Tower Next Door: Living in the shadow of Grenfell
    • 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.

    A2

    She founded a unicorn by 30. Now she's taking on the tech giants | Make It International

    07:20She founded a unicorn by 30. Now she's taking on the tech giants | Make It International
    • 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.

    B1

    Trump shifts focus back to Ukraine - Is he a bigger threat than Putin? | DW News

    16:33Trump shifts focus back to Ukraine - Is he a bigger threat than Putin? | DW News
    • 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.

    B1