bring someone up to scratch
- bring someone up to scratch
- bring (someone/something) up to scratch
(not) be up to scratch - to not be of an acceptable standard or quality.
If you practise hard on this piece you should be able to bring it up to scratch by next week.
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bring something up to scratch — bring (someone/something) up to scratch British & Australian (not) be up to scratch to not be of an acceptable standard or quality. If you practise hard on this piece you should be able to bring it up to scratch by next week … New idioms dictionary
bring up to scratch — bring (someone/something) up to scratch British & Australian (not) be up to scratch to not be of an acceptable standard or quality. If you practise hard on this piece you should be able to bring it up to scratch by next week … New idioms dictionary
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