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par for the course

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  1. An average or normal amount; just what one might expect. For example, I missed three questions, but that's par for the course. This term comes from golf, where it refers to the number of strokes needed by an expert golfer to finish the entire course. Its figurative use for other kinds of expectation dates from the second half of the 1900s.

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Nvidia coming out against concerns about its business could be “dangerous,” or it’s par for the course in getting its message through to Wall Street, Angel said.

From MarketWatch

“Unfortunately, this is par for the course for Fubo,” NBCUniversal said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Par for the course,” he said.

From Washington Post

So it was par for the course when Mr. Biden nominated Phillip Washington to head the FAA.

From Washington Times

Again, this is par for the course for him, and we should prepare for the worst.

From Salon

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