Meaning & use
par for the course
Typical or expected in a given situation, especially something unwelcome or difficult.
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Delays at this airport are par for the course during the busy holiday season.
Losing a few games early in the season is par for the course for a young team.
A note on using this word
This idiom comes from golf, where par is the standard number of strokes expected for a hole.
Words with a similar meaning
typicalto be expected
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