par for the course

par for the course

Mr. Hernandez gave me a "C." The way he's been grading lately, that's about par for the course.

meaning : just what was expected; normal; typical
 
origin : In the 1920s this expression, which came from golf, was broadened to include other activities in life. In golf, "par" is the number of golf stroke it usually takes for a golf expert to play a course. That's how "par for the course" came to mean a typical or expected result. It usually has a slightly negative tone to it: "It took me three hours to get home in this blizzard, about par for the course." Related expression are "up to par"(satisfactory) and "below par"(unsatisfactory)

* It took me three hours to get home in this blizzard. 참고로 이건 물주구문 늦은건 나인데 날씨 때문인걸로 얘기하고 있어. 얘네들은 이런 식으로 얘길 많이 하는 듯.