leave little to the imagination

leave little to the imagination

1. Of clothing, to hide or cover very little (of the body) or be very revealing. I was quite embarrassed when John showed up for our date wearing ill-fitting jeans that left little to the imagination.
2. To present (something) in a very stark or obvious manner. The film is relentlessly blunt with its anti-religious message, leaving little to the imagination from beginning to end.
See also: imagination, leave, little
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • leave nothing to the imagination
  • somebody wouldn't be seen/caught dead...
  • wouldn't be caught dead (doing something)
  • caught dead, wouldn't be
  • a hissy
  • conniption fit
  • conniption
  • a hissy fit
  • mom jeans
  • screwy
References in periodicals archive
At event after event she's turned up in gowns which leave little to the imagination.
They not only leave little to the imagination but they have a tendency to highlight every little lump and bump meaning even if you do happen to be blessed with an incredible figure you can come unstuck - just ask Gwyneth Paltrow who received a deluge of derision following her appearance on an American chat show in one such garment recently.
They not only leave little to the imagination but they have tendency to highlight every lump and bump meaning even if you do happen to be blessed with an incredible figure you can come unstuck - just ask Gwyneth Paltrow who received a deluge of derision following her appearance on an American chat show in one such garment recently.
In the UAE, there has been an ongoing debate over visitors who insist on wearing clothes that leave little to the imagination, but the case of a 67-year-old Indian visitor to Dubai wearing a dhoti, a traditional Indian dress that covered him completely, is not and should not be part of that conversation.
The lyrics leave little to the imagination - but Kylie makes sure you understand even with the volume off.
Instructions are step-by-step and, accompanied by color photos, leave little to the imagination, while quilt assembly diagrams accompany tips and tricks for using templates, assembling the project, making borders, and cutting binding.
London, Feb 1 ( ANI ): Keira Knightely, who is known for starring mostly in period drama, has posed provocatively in a series of outfits that leave little to the imagination.
One of the tracks, Lights, Camera, Action, is about making a sex tape and the saucy lyrics leave little to the imagination.
And the six girls leave little to the imagination in the SEX-rated video.
Her clothes leave little to the imagination but to look at Ms Mantovani you'd swear butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.
Also fully guaranteed to stop the traffic are chainmail and hologram dresses that leave little to the imagination. There's not much to them - but what's on view is positively stunning.
London, Oct 7 (ANI): Elizabeth Hurley lived up to her reputation of wearing show-stopping dresses that leave little to the imagination at a private party organised by Elton John-she wore a silk cream column dress with a plunging neckline.
Scruffy, overweight pair Grant and Steph plonk their tatty old van alongside and soon the home on wheels is rocking violently, accompanied by shrieks and groans which leave little to the imagination.
ANN SUMMERS have constantly pushed back the boundaries by stocking products and clothing that leave little to the imagination.
And male fans will be more than happy that the 30-year-old's costumes leave little to the imagination.