is not up to scratch
41scratch the surface — Synonyms and related words: be innocent of, coquet with, dabble, give up, have no idea, know a little, know not, know not what, know nothing of, not know, not rightly know, pass, skim, skim over, skim the surface, smatter, touch upon, toy with,… …
42scratch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. score, gash, scrape, rasp, wound, lacerate, deface; erase, withdraw, reject; scribble, scrawl; irritate; sputter. See friction, writing, furrow, shallowness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hurt, cut, mark;… …
43scratch division — noun : an old method of division in which the partial products are not set down at all but only the remainders so that it is necessary to scratch out each figure of the dividend from which subtraction is made and place the remainder each time… …
44scratch your head — to not understand something, or to not know how to deal with it The decision has left many party members scratching their heads …
45scratch hit — noun Date: 1903 a batted ball not solidly hit yet credited to the batter as a base hit …
46scratch line — 1. a line that marks the start of a race. 2. Track and Field. a line that a competitor is not allowed to step over while performing in certain events, as the triple jump or javelin throw. [1895 1900] * * * …
47scratch race — /ˈskrætʃ reɪs/ (say skrach rays) noun an impromptu race, as at a country race meeting, where horses are not handicapped …
48up to scratch — GOOD ENOUGH, up to the mark, up to standard, up to par, satisfactory, acceptable, adequate, passable, sufficient, all right; informal OK, up to snuff. → scratch * * * up to scratch informal phrase good enough to meet a particular standard The… …
49up 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… …
50up to scratch — adjective sufficient; adequate; of acceptable or satisfactory quality They decided that his performance was not up to scratch …
