[Idiom] NOT UP TO PAR. - Identifying and Remedying Underperformance
Not up to par.
below standard
'Not up to par' means something does not meet the expected or usual standard. Derived from golf, where 'par' is the standard number of strokes a good player is expected to make, this idiom is used more broadly to indicate when performance or quality falls short of what is typically acceptable.
Example Sentences
His performance was not up to par.
His performance did not meet the expected standard.
They found the service at the restaurant not up to par.
They found the quality of service at the restaurant disappointing.
She was disappointed when her test results were not up to par.
She was let down by her test results because they were below expectations.