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below par
Idioms and Phrases
Also, under par . Not up to the average, normal, or desired standard. For example, I am feeling below par today, but I'm sure I'll recover by tomorrow . This term employs par in the sense of “an average amount or quality,” a usage dating from the late 1700s.Example Sentences
I am still below par in strength, and am too much beset with visitors and kind attentions.
Harrison was a most conscientious old body if somewhat below par in educational advantages.
When our money is only worth eighty cents on the dollar, we feel twenty per cent, below par.
Our exports again exceed our imports, and foreign exchange is at 7-1/4 in gold, or two per cent below par.
The Monitor is rather early, yields large crops; but as its quality is below par, it brings a low price in market.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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