- leave something to be desired
- to be not very good or not as good as you would like.
And if you think my driving leaves something to be desired, his driving is even worse!
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leave something to be desired
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leave much to be desired — leave much (or a lot) to be desired be highly unsatisfactory * * * leave much to be desired (or leave a lot to be desired or leave a great deal to be desired) used to say that something is not very good at all or is not close to being good enough … Useful english dictionary
leave a something to be desired — leave a lot, much, something, etc. to be deˈsired idiom to be bad or unacceptable • The service in the restaurant left a lot to be desired. Main entry: ↑desireidiom … Useful english dictionary
leave — Ⅰ. leave [1] ► VERB (past and past part. left) 1) go away from. 2) cease living at, attending, or working for: he left home at 16. 3) allow or cause to remain; go away without taking. 4) (be left) remain to be used or dealt with: drink … English terms dictionary
leave — leave1 W1S1 [li:v] v past tense and past participle left [left] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go away)¦ 2¦(stop)¦ 3 leave somebody/something alone 4¦(let something/somebody stay)¦ 5¦(not change/move something)¦ 6¦(result of accident/illness/event)¦ 7 be left… … Dictionary of contemporary English
leave — I UK [liːv] / US [lɪv] verb Word forms leave : present tense I/you/we/they leave he/she/it leaves present participle leaving past tense left UK [left] / US past participle left *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to go away from a place We left… … English dictionary
leave — leave1 [ liv ] (past tense and past participle left [ left ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 go away from place ▸ 2 go away permanently ▸ 3 stop working for someone etc. ▸ 4 put something somewhere ▸ 5 make something that remains ▸ 6 make someone feel/think ▸ 7… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
leave — [[t]li͟ːv[/t]] ♦ leaves, leaving, left 1) VERB If you leave a place or person, you go away from that place or person. [V n] He would not be allowed to leave the country... [V n] I simply couldn t bear to leave my little girl … English dictionary
leave — leave1 verb (past and past participle left) 1》 go away from. ↘depart from permanently: he left home at 16. ↘cease attending or working for (an organization, school, etc.). ↘abandon (a spouse or partner). 2》 allow or cause to remain.… … English new terms dictionary
leave a lot to be desired — leave a lot/much/to be desired phrase to be of a very low quality or standard I feel the quality of some of our policemen leaves a lot to be desired. Thesaurus: words used to describe standardssynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
leave a much to be desired — leave a lot/much/to be desired phrase to be of a very low quality or standard I feel the quality of some of our policemen leaves a lot to be desired. Thesaurus: words used to describe standardssynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
