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par for the course

adj
/ˈpɑː fə ðə ˈkɔːs/UK/ˈpɑɹ fɚ ðə ˈkɔɹs/US

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.

Definitions

  1. To be expected

    To be expected; normal; common.

    • 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.
    • 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA