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Chris -- 2018-04-11
For some who mouth ‘path’ as ‘paff’, par for the course is difficult to distinguish from paff o’ the course with the eggcornish imagery suggesting something inevitable or self evident, not too distant from the original’s meaning of usual, or not unexpected:
... This one drives very well indeed, there is however a whirring noise on the gearbox, frankly with this mileage it is about path of the course. ...
cgi.ebay.co.uk/2004-SUZUKI-GRAND-VITARA-VERY-NICE-INDEED-MASSIVE-SPEC_… – Cached
When you’re lying to yourself, lying to others is path of the course. And it makes everything a whole lot easier. Talking about an eating disorder is
www.findingmelissa.co.uk/tag/bulimia/ – Cached
COIL: It’s path of the course with film-makers but the reason we started faxing around as opposed to just keeping quiet like we usually do is that we feel …
distorted-loop.com/2008/10/27/archive-an-interview-with-coil/
23 Oct 2009 … Over coming obstacles is all path of the course in business. I have taken to calling business ‘problem solving’ or maybe I should call …
anentrepreneur.co.uk/.../it-pays-to-know-you-dont-know-in-business/
I’ve had two colds in the past few weeks, a tummy upset and an hour long nose bleed! colds are path of the course for me, working with kids! ...
community.babycentre.co.uk/post/.../pregnant_with_a_stinking_cold
But that, David says, is very much path of the course for every film composer. “That’s something a composer has to embrace,†David says. ...
www.maxtv.com.au/tropscore/the_big_score.php
If u work wif animals u work most wkends, path of the course, hence 1/2 days wif the horse industry u dont get them farming cows. July 2 at 2:43am …
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Another good one, Peter. Common enough to pass mustard. I looked for “paff of the course” – no luck, however.
Here are some less reasonable alternatives. Par for the cause must be from the same semi-rhotic lands where “path of the course” originates since only one of the two r s is lost.
From rural Rhode Island
having nothing around to do, is pretty much par for the cause
(http://www.unigo.com/University_of_Rhod … iews/22292)
From North Carolina
the memory of Jheri Curl activator on the neck of your favorite blouse was just par for the cause.
(http://www.associatedcontent.com/articl … html?cat=9)
From South East Wales
As was par for the cause in those days – she beat him black and blue.
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/si … wort.shtml)
Part for the course : 1) a WTF error or 2) part of the meal service? or 3) part of a school course? My interpretive mirror is smoken by the word “course” in French, which is “competition, or race”, but I don’t see that here.
Movie review
The fight scenes aren’t bad, they’re just part for the course, exactly what you’d expect from any old boxing movie.
(http://www.cinemablend.com/features/The … 5-179.html)
Friendster
Bringing a smile to someone’s face is just part for the course for me.
(http://cute-cipher-sam.blog.friendster.com/)
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As ever, David, your after-variants inspire further searching for more examples – there is something quite compelling about expressions which hover, tantalizingly, on the brink of meaningfulness:
There is a whole new glossary of terms, but that is bar for the course with most games. This is an awful big download for a relatively short demo but …
www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/13113/ghost-master
17 Oct 2005 … A few compromises have been made, mostly involving the control scheme, but this has become par for the coarse when developing for the PSP. ...
psp.ign.com › Games › PSP › Reviews
15 Oct 2009 … Love you guys, don’t worry about me, this is par for the cores for me. I get off every so often. Fern. Posted by animal lover, quilt lover …
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