par for the course
UK/ˈpɑː fə ðə ˈkɔːs/US/ˈpɑɹ fɚ ðə ˈkɔɹs/
par for the course adjective: normal; common; to be expected. (Often connotes something undesirable).
Adjective
par for the course (not generally comparable, comparative more par for the course, superlative most par for the course)
- Normal; common; to be expected. (Often connotes something undesirable).
- It took a long time to finish, but that's par for the course on a project like this.
- […] 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
- Synonyms:
- predictable, typical, unsurprising, usual, average, basic, bog-standard, common, common as bums, common as dirt
par for the course meaning in Bengali
par for the course in Bengali
- স্বাভাবিক, সাধারণ
Synonyms of par for the course
- predictable
- typical
- unsurprising
- usual
- average
- basic
- bog-standard
- common
- common as bums
- common as dirt
30 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- common as muck
- common as pig tracks
- dime a dozen
- everyday
- frequent
- general
- habitual
- nonrare
- pedestrian
- plain
- quotidian
- regular
- routinary
- routine
- ten a penny
- two a penny
- workaday
- medial
- commonplace
- common-and-garden
- common-or-garden
- congruent
- consistent
- conventional
- customary
- expected
- garden variety
- improminent
- mundane
- natural
Forms of par for the course
| comparative | more par for the course |
|---|---|
| superlative | most par for the course |
| alternative form | course par |
Origin of par for the course
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.
Questions about par for the course
- What does par for the course mean?
- Par for the course means normal; common; to be expected. (Often connotes something undesirable).
- What is par for the course in Bengali?
- Par for the course in Bengali is স্বাভাবিক, সাধারণ. See Par for the course meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is par for the course?
- Par for the course is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce par for the course?
- Par for the course is pronounced /ˈpɑː fə ðə ˈkɔːs/ (UK).
Words near par for the course in the dictionary
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