How to Pronounce "not up to snuff"
expression
NAHT UP tuh SNUHF
NOT UP too SNUHF
Definition
If something is not up to snuff, it does not meet the expected standard; it is not good enough or acceptable.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈnɑt/ /ˈəp/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈsnəf
British English
nˈɒt/ /ˈʌp/ /tˈuː/ /snˈʌf
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NAHT UP tuh SNUHF
UK
NOT UP too SNUHF
Listen in Context
This report is not up to snuff.
The food here is not up to snuff.
Your homework was not up to snuff this week.
Sorry, your proposal just isn’t not up to snuff for this project.