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
Raz-Hebrew
Severinose-ve-REE-no (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Kirk[kə:k]
EarlURLEnglish
HamiltonHAM-il-tənEnglish
Elchin-Azerbaijani