below par
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Idiomatic Not up to the average or normal standard.
- Steve Gerrard, unusually, had a below-par night, too, even if it was a lovely delivery to set up Welbeck to make it 2-2 with a glancing header.2013 August 14, Daniel Taylor, “Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2022:
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Of a financial instrument Having a price below its face value.
- Related terms
- on a par, below average, pass muster