"up to snuff" meaning in English

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        "Adequate; of acceptable quality; satisfying an appropriate standard."
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        "(slang) Adequate; of acceptable quality; satisfying an appropriate standard."
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        "(chiefly British, dated, slang) Mentally alert, shrewd, savvy."
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      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "up to par"
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    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "up to scratch"
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  "word": "up to snuff"
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