be below/under par
be below par
To be below average; to be not as good as desired, required, or expected. This essay you turned in on Friday is really below par. Has something been distracting you from your studies recently? Our food was rather uninteresting, and the service was really below par. I honestly don't understand why this restaurant is so popular!
See also: below, par
be under par
To be below average; to be not as good as desired, required, or expected. This essay you turned in on Friday is really under par, Stevens. Has something been distracting you from your studies recently? Our food was rather uninteresting, and the service was really under par. I honestly don't understand why this restaurant is so popular! I'm a bit under par this morning, boss. I don't think I can make it in to work today!
See also: par
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
be below/under ˈpar
less well, good, etc. than is usual or expected: I’ve been feeling rather below par recently — I think it’s time I took a break. His performance at the concert was well under par.See also: below, par
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- be below par
- below par
- be under par
- take (someone or something) below
- take below
- below average
- scratch the surface, to
- below
- (some amount) below
- glance down at (someone or something)