is not up to scratch
1not up to scratch — Something which is not up to scratch fails to reach the expected standard. The quality of the material is not up to scratch. We ll have to change our suppliers …
2scratch — [[t]skræ̱tʃ[/t]] scratches, scratching, scratched 1) VERB If you scratch yourself, you rub your fingernails against your skin because it is itching. [V pron refl] He scratched himself under his arm... [V n] The old man lifted his cardigan to… …
3scratch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English scracchen, probably blend of scratten to scratch and cracchen to scratch Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to scrape or dig with the claws or nails 2. to rub and tear or mark the surface of with something… …
4scratch — scratchable, adj. scratchably, adv. scratcher, n. scratchless, adj. scratchlike, adj. /skrach/, v.t. 1. to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one s hand on a nail. 2. to… …
5Scratch and Grounder — are a pair of fictional Badnik robots created by Dr. Robotnik as adversaries of Sonic the Hedgehog in the animated series Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog . They form the greater part of Robotnik s Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad… …
6Scratch Video — was a British video art movement that emerged in the early mid 1980s. It was characterised by the use of found footage, fast cutting and multi layered rhythms. It is significant in that, as a form of outsider art, it challenged many of the… …
7scratch your head — phrase to not understand something, or to not know how to deal with it The decision has left many party members scratching their heads. Thesaurus: to not understand, or to misunderstandsynonym Main entry: scratch * * * scratch your head informal …
8not come up to scratch — (not) come up to scratch British & Australian (not) be up to scratch to not be of an acceptable standard or quality. Under the new system, we will not continue to employ teachers whose work doesn t come up to scratch …
9Scratch Beginnings — is a book by Adam Shepard, a graduate of Merrimack College, about his attempt to live the American Dream. It was conceived as a response to the books Nickel and Dimed and Bait and Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich.torylineShepard s premise was simple …
10scratch — [skrach] vt. [LME scracchen, prob. altered < scratten, to scratch, based on cracchen < or akin to MDu cratsen, to scratch < IE base * gred > Alb gërüj, (I) scratch] 1. to mark, break, or cut the surface of slightly with something… …
