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Tag: The Straight Dope

Why it’s “O.K.” to use “Up To Snuff” and why we do

On October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 By Tony AcreeIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

"Well, there's no doubt he's not up to snuff." I had been standing in line at Best Buy when I heard the woman make the "up to snuff" comment about a salesman. One of many phrases we use every day of which we have no idea of why we do. So I thought I'd share …

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