leave a lot to be desired

(also leave something to be desired)

Definition

› to not be very good or not as good as you would like: His taste in clothes leaves something to be desired.

(Definition of leave a lot to be desired from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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leash noun
least adjective, adverb, pronoun
least of all idiom
leather noun
leave a bad taste (in your mouth) idiom
leave a lot to be desired idiom
leave behind something/someone phrasal verb
leave it at that idiom
leave noun (PERMISSION)
leave noun (VACATION)
leave of absence noun

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