below par
idiom
: worse than expected : not very good
Our meal was below par.
I'm feeling a little below par.
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Intel has faced an up-hill struggle with its Arc graphics cards and large tests in recent months comparing them against competition from AMD and Nvidia still found numerous games where performance was well below par as well as higher than average power consumption.
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Antony Leather, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Ko carded only six bogies the whole week, shooting below par in all four rounds.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
García hitting below par and would-be phenoms Wyatt Langford and Evan Carter (currently on the injured list) yet to ignite.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
DeChambeau, the 2020 U.S. Open champion, had posted three straight rounds below par and carried a three-stroke lead into the final day.
—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 16 June 2024
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Antony Leather, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Ko carded only six bogies the whole week, shooting below par in all four rounds.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
García hitting below par and would-be phenoms Wyatt Langford and Evan Carter (currently on the injured list) yet to ignite.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
DeChambeau, the 2020 U.S. Open champion, had posted three straight rounds below par and carried a three-stroke lead into the final day.
—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 16 June 2024
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“Below par.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/below%20par. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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