leave a great deal to be desired
leave a great deal to be desired
To be very inadequate or unsatisfactory; to lack a large amount of what is desired or required. The film has a very interesting premise, but the final product leaves a great deal to be desired. I wasn't expecting a huge amount from a budget hostel, but this place leaves a great deal to be desired nonetheless.
See also: deal, desire, great, leave
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- leave lots to be desired
- leave much to be desired
- much
- leave a lot to be desired
- leave a lot, much, etc. to be desired
- leave something to be desired
- under control
- be not up to the mark
- be under par
- it/that will never do