on a par with



on a par with somebody/something

also on par with somebody/something
at the same level as someone or something With their win today, the Rangers are now on a par with the Orioles in the team rankings.
Related vocabulary: up to scratch
See also: on, par

on a par with

As good as, equal to, as in This violinist may be an amateur but he's on a par with professional orchestral players. The noun par has meant "that which is equal" since the mid-1600s; the idiom here was first recorded in 1832.
See also: on, par

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LuboŠ-Czech
Ikaika-Hawaiian
Vangelis-Greek
MadelineMAD-ə-lin (English), MAD-ə-lien (English), ma-də-LEEN (French), mad-LEEN (French)English, French
Tamazi-Georgian
Evander (1)ee-VAN-dər (English), ə-VAN-dər (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology