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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Horatiohə-RAY-shee-o, hə-RAY-shoEnglish
Datu-Tagalog
Saveriu-Corsican
NunzioNOON-tsyoItalian
DraŽEnkadrah-ZHEN-kahCroatian
HajnalHAWY-nawlHungarian