on a par with

Idioms  

1. As good as, equal to, as in This violinist may be an amateur but he's on a par with professional orchestral players. The noun par has meant “that which is equal” since the mid-1600s; the idiom here was first recorded in 1832.

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on a par with

This summer’s Northern Hemisphere heat wave has been a mass casualty event, on a par with the recent earthquakes in Venezuela.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

The market is nevertheless expected to stabilise this year before slowly recovering, with revenue forecast at 21.2 billion euros for 2031 -- on a par with the record-breaking sales of 2022.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

It’s almost on a par with the three network carriers.

From Slate ● May 5, 2026

The conflict has caused a global energy shock on a par with the oil crises of the 1970s, driving up prices of everything from fuel to groceries.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

At the same time he showed himself to be a peerless anatomist with instincts for reconstruction almost on a par with the great Cuvier in Paris.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson