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

Drawn from Chinese, Japanese and English sources—including many published in Taiwan—her research is on a par with those of more-experienced American military historians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

He also put Richard Burton from Port Talbot "on a par with Niven", in terms of being an inspiration.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

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

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

From Slate ● May 5, 2026

The challenge now is to develop human history as a science, on a par with acknowledged historical sciences such as astronomy, geology, and evolutionary biology.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond