"up to the mark" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} up to the mark, {{en-PP}} up to the mark
  1. Possessing adequate knowledge or skill.
    Sense id: en-up_to_the_mark-en-prep_phrase-1H6ECNIf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2008, D. G. Mulcahy, The Educated Person: Toward a New Paradigm for Liberal Education, page 37:",
          "text": "He is up to the mark in literature and the arts, in history, and in public affairs.",
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          "skill",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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