par for the course

Nghĩa

what is normal or expected, usually something bad

Chuyện bình thường, đã đoán trước, thường là chuyện không hay.

Ví dụ

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?

Ngữ pháp

Thường đứng sau be, hay gặp trong that’s hoặc it’s. Cụm này không thay đổi; par không có mạo từ.