dar la talla

(v.) = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, measure up (to), be up to snuff, make + the cut

Ex. This emphasises the need to start exclusively Indian Agricultural Abstracts to keep alive coverages of agricultural literature in Indian Science Abstracts which is not up to the mark.

Ex. The time-honoured training institution 'sitting with Nellie' is not much good if Nellie's competence is not up to scratch.

Ex. This paper discusses the characteristics or criteria that mark out a profession and how New Zealand archivists measure up.

Ex. In addition to how poorly it would reflect on us to point someone to a grammatically challenged web site, it's a big hint that the content on the site is generally not up to snuff.

Ex. Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.

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(v.) = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, measure up (to), be up to snuff, make + the cut

Ex: This emphasises the need to start exclusively Indian Agricultural Abstracts to keep alive coverages of agricultural literature in Indian Science Abstracts which is not up to the mark.

Ex: The time-honoured training institution 'sitting with Nellie' is not much good if Nellie's competence is not up to scratch.

Ex: This paper discusses the characteristics or criteria that mark out a profession and how New Zealand archivists measure up.

Ex: In addition to how poorly it would reflect on us to point someone to a grammatically challenged web site, it's a big hint that the content on the site is generally not up to snuff.

Ex: Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.