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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The last time their starting quarterback made the Pro Bowl was 2008, when an aging Brett Favre threw for 3,472 yards and 22 touchdowns, numbers that were below par for him.
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
The graphic above also identifies the end of last season as another period when Liverpool fell below par.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Consumer Cyclical is in a solid position, just below par but improving.
—Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
As bogeys were collected and pars were celebrated – the winner, J.J. Spaun, finishing just one shot below par, the week was full of frustration familiar to average golfers.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
The graphic above also identifies the end of last season as another period when Liverpool fell below par.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Consumer Cyclical is in a solid position, just below par but improving.
—Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
As bogeys were collected and pars were celebrated – the winner, J.J. Spaun, finishing just one shot below par, the week was full of frustration familiar to average golfers.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
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“Below par.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/below%20par. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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