English Explanatory Dictionary

par for the course

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

To be expected; normal; common.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɑː fə ðə ˈkɔːs/ /ˈpɑɹ fɚ ðə ˈkɔɹs/ /-ˈkɔəɹs/ En-au-par for the course.ogg

Word forms

par for the course more par for the course most par for the course course par

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.

Synonyms

predictable typical usual average basic bog-standard common common as bums common as dirt common as muck common as pig tracks dime a dozen everyday frequent general habitual nonrare par for the course 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 normal ordinary plain vanilla run-of-the-mill standard standard issue unexceptional unremarkable unstrange vulgar wakeaday

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