to be good enough
as good as expected
to meet a minimum standard of quality
to step up to the mark means to up your standards
to keep someone up to the mark means to keep the standards high
Your exam results this term were not up to the mark.
The play was not up to the mark.
We expect all of our employees to deliver work that is up to the mark. You are not doing that.
Continuous training will ensure that all work delivered will be up to the mark.
Our team will need to step up to the mark if they want to win the championship.
His boss keeps them up to the mark with bi-weekly reviews.
There is no origin for this idiom
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Common phrase that has a specific meaning.