be (about) par for the course disapproving
to be just what you would expect to happen or expect somebody to do in a particular situation 不出所料,果不其然 ,意料之中,沒(méi)什么不尋常的

Starting early and working long hours is par for the course in this job.

開(kāi)工早,工時(shí)長(zhǎng),是擔(dān)任這件工作的家常便飯.

The food on this plane is terrible.
Well, that's about par for the course.

這飛機(jī)上的食物太糟糕了.
是啊,不過(guò)這不足為奇.

to the point:expressed in a simple, clear way without any extra information or feelings 說(shuō)到點(diǎn)子上,簡(jiǎn)明的,中肯的

The speech was short and to the point.

這個(gè)演講簡(jiǎn)短扼要.