par for the course

뜻

what is normal or expected, usually something bad

늘 있는 일, 흔히 달갑지 않은 일.

예문

1. 1The train was twenty minutes late again, which is par for the course on this line.
2. 2Long queues at passport control are par for the course in August.
3. 3The printer jammed in the middle of the exam — par for the course at our school, sadly.
4. 4Tom forgot my name again; that's par for the course with him.
5. 5Is heavy traffic on Friday evenings par for the course here, or has there been an accident?

문법

보통 be 뒤에 쓰며, 흔히 that's나 it's 형태로 쓴다. 표현은 바뀌지 않으며, par에는 관사를 붙이지 않는다.