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leave a lot to be desired
Idioms and Phrases
Also, leave a great deal or much to be desired . Be imperfect or unsatisfactory. For example, His account of the election leaves a lot to be desired . This usage can also be put in a more positive way, that is, leave nothing to be desired , meaning “to be perfectly satisfactory,” as in His account leaves nothing to be desired . [Late 1700s]Example Sentences
Voters ought to ask their representatives a simple question: For $1.45 billion, will Seattle get better streets or a hodgepodge of improvements that leave a lot to be desired?
The negative, she says, is that much of the wider media's coverage of AI can leave a lot to be desired.
I live in hotels, and I can tell you that even the best hotel breakfasts leave a lot to be desired.
But the federal government’s requirements leave a lot to be desired, two education attorneys in the state said, and don’t reflect the ongoing difficulties that kids with disabilities and their families still face.
Maybe that’s why Ruth’s rebellion wasn’t against something but toward something: to be a better cook than her mother — even if, in Gwyn’s eyes, her toast and scrambled eggs leave a lot to be desired.
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