Phrases Handling Complaints and Apologies

This is clearly not up to standard.

C1

Meaning

This is not meeting the required level of quality.

Examples

  • John: I'm not happy with this report.
  • Alice: I agree. <b>This is clearly not up to standard</b>. There are too many errors.
  • John: We need to revise it before submission.
  • Alice: Absolutely. We can't submit this; <b>this is clearly not up to standard</b>.