leave much to be desired
idiom
variants
or leave a lot to be desired
or leave a great deal to be desired
—used to say that something is not very good at all or is not close to being good enough
Your work leaves much to be desired.
Although her education left a great deal to be desired, she was an extremely intelligent person.
The working conditions here leave a lot to be desired.
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