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      [Idiom]  | "below par" 


      1: worse than expected : not very good

      [Phrase]  | "below par" 


      1: falling short of a standard;


        * e.g., " ... They hired their child a tutor after learning that his performance in language arts was below par. "





       [ "below par" ]

      1: Substandard, not acceptable.

        * e.g.,  ... Teacher: Your report was well below par, which is why it received an F. 


       [ "below par" ]

      2: If you really think about it, this saying is backwards. In golf, to be below par is good, however in this saying below par means bad. What a crazy world we live in...

        * e.g.,  ... Smart golfer: If it was below par, then why did I get an F? That sounds pretty silly to me. 

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