n.
a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject

be under par Idiom, Proverb

a ball-park figure

"a number that is near the total; approximate figure" Fifty is a ball-park figure. It's close to our class size.

a fool and his money are soon parted

"a fool will spend all his money quickly; easy come, easy go" After he had spent his fortune, he remembered this saying: A fool and his money are soon parted.

a necktie party

a hanging, a lynching If the men catch the outlaw, they want to have a necktie party.

a party to that

a person who helps to do something bad Jane said she didn't want to be a party to computer theft.

ball-park figure

(See a ball-park figure)

ball park figure/estimate

a rough estimate or figure The contractor gave us a ball park figure for the cost of repairing the new building.

beg your pardon

excuse me, please do not be offended I beg your pardon, but I am using this phone booth.

beg your pardon?

what did you say? will you repeat what you said? Beg your pardon? Did you say you are Paul Newman?

compare notes

compare what we saw and heard We haven't had a chance to compare notes on Pat's wedding.

crash a party

go to a party uninvited, horn in Bo and his friends crashed our party. They came uninvited.

be beneath par

To be beneath average; to be not as acceptable as desired, required, or expected. This article you angry in on Friday is absolutely beneath par, Stevens. Has article been confusing you from your studies recently? Our aliment was rather uninteresting, and the account was absolutely beneath par. I candidly don't accept why this restaurant is so popular! I'm a bit beneath par this morning, boss. I don't anticipate I can accomplish it in to assignment today!Learn more: par

be below/under ˈpar

beneath well, good, etc. than is accepted or expected: I’ve been activity rather beneath par afresh — I anticipate it’s time I took a break. ♢ His achievement at the concert was able-bodied beneath par.Learn more: below, par

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cram cramp your style crank issue crank it up crank out crap crappy crash crash a party crash course crawl on my hands and knees over broken glass just crawling with crazy about crazy like a fox cream of the crop cream you creep be touching cloth be touching cotton be tough be tough on (someone or something) be trapped in a time warp be treading on eggshells be turfed be turfed out be twice the man or woman that someone is be twice the man/woman be twice the man/woman that (someone) is be twiddling (one's) thumbs be twiddling your thumbs be two a penny be two sides of the same coin be unable to hear (oneself) think be unable to hear yourself think be under (one's) feet be under (one's) wing be under (someone's) care be under (someone's) spell be under a microscope be under control be under no illusion be under orders be under par be under suspicion be under the cosh be under the illusion that be under the impression that be under the impression that... be under the microscope be under the pump be under the spell of (someone) be under the wing of (someone) be under way be up be up (one's) alley be up (one's) ass be up (oneself) be up a/the creek (without a paddle) be up against it be up and around be up and down be up for (something) be up for grabs be up on be up on (something) be up the creek without a paddle be up the duff be up the pole