leave lots to be desired



leave lots 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 lots to be desired. I wasn't expecting a huge amount from a budget hostel, but this place leaves lots to be desired nonetheless.
See also: desire, leave, lot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JosYAWSDutch
Amerigoah-me-REE-goItalian
Wealdm&Aelig;R-Anglo-Saxon
Vilim-Croatian
Eir-Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Norwegian
Mere-Maori