par for the course en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɑɹ fɚ ðə ˈkɔɹs/ (US)
- (Australia) audio
- /-ˈkɔəɹs/ (US)
- /ˈpɑː fə ðə ˈkɔːs/ (UK)
Etymology
Originally a phrase used in golf. Ironically, completing a golf course in par (or even net par) is actually unusually good for most golfers and is not a typical result.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, not-comparable, usually) Normal; common; to be expected. (Often connotes something undesirable).
The extra scrutiny was a sign of the times, but having never IPO-ed a company before, most of the executive team took it as par for the course.
2022, Jimmy Soni, The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:[…] Nigella Lawson and Ralph Fiennes, we were told, might pop by later. The Gopniks smiled calmly: this was all par for the course for them.
2017 December 8, Hadley Freeman, “Adam Gopnik: ‘You’re waltzing along and suddenly you’re portrayed as a monster of privilege’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2018:It took a long time to finish, but that's par for the course on a project like this.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most par for the course | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more par for the course | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| course par | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
expected · wakeaday · par · general · nonrare · typical · standard · improminent · mundane · average · quotidian · usual · unsurprising · routine · standard issue · basic · plain · routine · habitual · routinary · common as dirt · regular · run-of-the-mill · everyday · everyday · medial · basic · ordinary · usual · common as muck · vulgar · common-or-garden · two a penny · dime a dozen · par for the course · quotidian · typical · unstrange · unexceptional · workaday · bog-standard · consistent · average · usual · workaday · common-and-garden · pedestrian · regular · unremarkable · natural · plain · garden variety · commonplace · plain vanilla · common as bums · common · ten a penny · common · par for the course · frequent · predictable · congruent · customary · normal · bog-standard · conventional · common as pig tracks
Translations (9)
pl do przewidzenia (normal; common; to be expected) · pl na miejscu (normal; common; to be expected) · es común (normal; common; to be expected) · ru в поря́дке веще́й (normal; common; to be expected) · es de anticipar (normal; common; to be expected) · pl typowy (normal; common; to be expected) · es normal (normal; common; to be expected) · pl normalka (normal; common; to be expected) · pl na porządku dziennym (normal; common; to be expected)