leave a lot to be desired
English
Alternative forms
- leave much to be desired
Verb
leave a lot to be desired (third-person singular simple present leaves a lot to be desired, present participle leaving a lot to be desired, simple past and past participle left a lot to be desired)
- To be unsatisfactory; To fail to meet minimal standards of acceptability.
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References
- “leave a lot to be desired” in the Collins English Dictionary
- “leave a lot to be desired” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- “leave much to be desired” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
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