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Up to Snuff?
What exactly does it mean to get something "up to snuff" ? How do you know when you've actually reached "snuff". What is "snuff"? And why is it so important that we get there?
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Up To Snuff
The original sense of the phrase is knowing, sharp, not easily deceived. It dates to 1811.
The snuff is a reference to the form of tobacco. Presumably, someone who is up to snuff is adult and worldly. Literally, it is one who knows how dangerous snuff can be.
Source(s): http://www.wordorigins.org/wordoru.htm
