1.
If you say that two people or things are on a ~ with each other, you mean that they are equally good or bad, or equally important.
Parts of Glasgow are on a ~ with the worst areas of London and Liverpool for burglaries.
PHRASE: PHR n/-ing, usu v-link PHR, PHR after v
2.
In golf, ~ is the number of strokes that a good player should take to get the ball into a hole or into all the holes on a ~ticular golf course.
He was five under ~ after the first round.
N-UNCOUNT: N with num, under/over N
3.
If you say that someone or something is below ~ or under ~, you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected.
Duffy’s primitive guitar playing is well below ~...
PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v, PHR n
4.
If you say that someone or something is not up to ~, you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected.
His performance was not up to ~...
PHRASE: usu with neg, v-link PHR, PHR after v
5.
If you feel below ~ or under ~, you feel tired and unable to perform as well as you normally do.
PHRASE: usu v-link PHR
6.
If you say that something that happens is ~ for the course, you mean that you are not pleased with it but it is what you expected to happen.
He said long hours are ~ for the course.
PHRASE: v-link PHR