under par
idiom
: worse than expected : not very good
Our meal was under par.
I'm feeling a little under par.
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Just behind those golfers, there are another four golfers at 12 under par, just three strokes behind the leader.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
No other competitor managed to finish under par after 72 holes.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
That won’t be the case at the Travelers Championship, where birdies will decorate scorecards and the winning score has been double-digits under par every year since 1994.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
Only three players will be under par when the second round concludes Saturday morning.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
No other competitor managed to finish under par after 72 holes.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
That won’t be the case at the Travelers Championship, where birdies will decorate scorecards and the winning score has been double-digits under par every year since 1994.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
Only three players will be under par when the second round concludes Saturday morning.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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“Under par.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20par. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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