/ · 1894 Brewer’s · U · Up to the Mark
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In good condition of health; well skilled in proposed work. “Not up to the mark” means a cup too low, or not sufficiently skilled.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.