below par
idiom
: worse than expected : not very good
Our meal was below par.
I'm feeling a little below par.
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Zverev, an avid golfer, has been well below par since then.
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The match itself was considered below par for Penta, but the post-match attack on Penta by Dominik and Carlito, followed by Bron Breakker's intervention and a subsequent attack on Breakker by Finn Bálor, was entertaining.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump's poll numbers below par While the Mexican president and Canada's ruling party enjoy favorable opinion polls, Trump's popularity at home is in the doldrums.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Missouri: The Show-Me State shows up in last place with regard to highway safety and is below par for traffic congestion and road quality.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The match itself was considered below par for Penta, but the post-match attack on Penta by Dominik and Carlito, followed by Bron Breakker's intervention and a subsequent attack on Breakker by Finn Bálor, was entertaining.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump's poll numbers below par While the Mexican president and Canada's ruling party enjoy favorable opinion polls, Trump's popularity at home is in the doldrums.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Missouri: The Show-Me State shows up in last place with regard to highway safety and is below par for traffic congestion and road quality.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Below par.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/below%20par. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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