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come up to scratch

VERB

pass muster

Synonyms

WEAK

come through with flying colors come up to snuff cut the mustard do credit to fill the bill find favor with get by make it make the cut make the grade measure up meet with approval pass pass inspection prove acceptable recommend itself satisfy requirements stand the test stand up suffice

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A third of social homes, around 1.2m, are currently rated D or below and will require new insulation, windows and heating systems to come up to scratch.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024

A tough second quarter for investment banking earnings, dragged down by sovereign debt woes in Europe and trading jitters, is prompting many to cut back in areas where revenue has not come up to scratch.

From Reuters • Jun. 30, 2011

Has our A-Level Maths not come up to scratch?

From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2011

Whatever happens with this guy, I hope you start considering this level of kindness as the absolute bare minimum you expect out of future boyfriends, and immediately dumping anyone who can’t come up to scratch.

From Slate

Ministerialists won't come up to scratch in Division Lobby; Majority that used to flash forth a hundred-candlelight strong, now flickered down to a score.

From Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 12, 1892 by Various

come up to scratch

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