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Definition

sufficient; adequate; of acceptable or satisfactory quality

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Origins

From scratch in the sense of a starting line, as in boxing.

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In Context

  • "They decided that his performance was not up to scratch."
  • "But the new trains form just one part of Metro Flow. It's no good having new trains if the network itself isn't up to scratch."
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Not yet resolved, finished, answered, decided or certain.

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