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Alan Gregg

Meaning of "leave much to be desired" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEAVE MUCH TO BE DESIRED

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEAVE MUCH TO BE DESIRED

leave
leave alone
leave be
leave behind
leave for dead
leave go
leave it at that
leave no stone unturned
leave of absence
leave off
leave out
leave someone alone
leave someone cold
leave someone in the lurch
leave someone or something in the dust
leave someone to himself
leave someone to his own devices
leave the field
leave well alone
leave-taking

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEAVE MUCH TO BE DESIRED

acquired
curly-haired
dark-haired
desired
gas-fired
hearing impaired
impaired
inspired
long-haired
mired
red-haired
required
retired
short-haired
tired
undesired
unfired
unpaired
visually impaired
wired

Synonyms and antonyms of leave much to be desired in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «leave much to be desired» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEAVE MUCH TO BE DESIRED

Find out the translation of leave much to be desired to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of leave much to be desired from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leave much to be desired» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

留下许多不足之处
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deja mucho que desear
570 millions of speakers

English

leave much to be desired
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बहुत वांछित होने के लिए छोड़ दें
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يترك الكثير مما هو مرغوب فيه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оставляют желать лучшего
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

deixa muito a desejar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পছন্দসই করা অনেক ত্যাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

laisse beaucoup à désirer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meninggalkan banyak yang dikehendaki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lassen viel zu wünschen übrig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

あまり希望されるままに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

많이 원하는 될 떠나
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ninggalake akeh sing dikarepake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

để lại nhiều để được mong muốn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விரும்பியபடி விட்டு விடலாம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इच्छित करणे जास्त सोडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Arzulanan olmak için çok bırak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lascia molto a desiderare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pozostawiają wiele do życzenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

залишають бажати кращого
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lăsa mult de dorit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφήνουν πολύ από το επιθυμητό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

laat veel te wense
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lämnar mycket övrigt att önska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

la mye å være ønsket
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leave much to be desired

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEAVE MUCH TO BE DESIRED»

The term «leave much to be desired» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.530 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEAVE MUCH TO BE DESIRED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leave much to be desired

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2 QUOTES WITH «LEAVE MUCH TO BE DESIRED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word leave much to be desired.
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Alan Gregg
A good education should leave much to be desired.
2
Thelma Ritter
As a guest who doesn't eat, drink or smoke, you leave much to be desired, but as a writer, you're my girl.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEAVE MUCH TO BE DESIRED»

Discover the use of leave much to be desired in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leave much to be desired and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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美國最新口語
fï^À^ffl shit ' W it IRft ° leave a lot to be desired ( not as good as I expected ) : ^^ to leave a great deal to be desired; to leave much to be desired ° Ш1Й : It left a lot to be аешгеа.ШNoЯФЭТ$4ИвХВ$ (a lot of things have been left out) ° ШИ— ...
懷中, 2005
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It's Been Said Before: A Guide to the Use and Abuse of Cliches
Aristotle's criteria of causal relatedness leave much to be desired. The popularity of this cliché is anomalous since it is longer and more awk- ward than any more literal alternative and it adds no value to a sentence that is not contained in the ...
Orin Hargraves, 2014
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Reports
Dwellings fairly well kept, but leave much to be desired. Location neat and clean. Cemeteries in good order. There have been no vaccinations. Porteryille. Dr. F. P. Hester, Additional District Surgeon. — Water- supply unchanged ; pollution of ...
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). Colonial Secretary's Dept. Local Government and Health Branch, 1907
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Practical English Grammar
UNIT. -. 42. 5S^r5c^r5«^r?c^r. [A] DIALOGUE CMDA Flats A: What's your opinion of CMDA flats? B: On the whole, they're quite laudable. But the general conditions of some of them leave much to be desired. A: What can the CMDA authorities ...
Prof. V.N. Sadasiva Rau, Sura College of Competition, 2004
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Sessional Papers
The pupils who attend it are not old enough to profit greatly from a course of superior education, but I must say that several of the subjects in the elementary course leave much to be desired. This is, perhaps, the proper time to say that the  ...
Québec (Province). Legislature
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Report of the Superintendent of Education of the Province of ...
The pupils who attend it are not old enough to profit greatly from a course of superior education, but I must say that-several of the subjects in the elementary course leave much to be desired. This is, perhaps, the proper time to say that the  ...
Québec (Province). Dept. of Public Instruction, 1881
7
Reflections on Pediatric Medicine from 1943 To 2010: One ...
... are mind boggling, and border on the miraculous; however, I find some important medical elements have been lost or gone missing over the years. I find that personal relationships with the medical profession leave much to be desired.
Byron B Oberst MD Faap, 2010
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Transactions
With regard to a material to absorb the heat locally and throw it into the room the usual irregular shaped masses of fire-clay, or fire-clay and asbestos, leave much to be desired. As a gas fire is essentially a fire to be used occasionally, it is ...
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1901
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Elihu Root collection of United States documents relating to ...
The boundaries of these pueblos are the same as those existing under the Spanish rule, and leave much to be desired. There are several pueblos of this province which, on account of the paucity of the taxpayers and the entire absence of any ...
Elihu Root, United States, 1902
10
Census of the Philippine Islands: Taken Under the Direction ...
With regard to bridges, there are some very good ones, although most of them leave much to be desired. They are not sufiicient in number and should be increased in order that communication may be perfect and answer to the requirements of ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, United States. Philippine commission, 1900-, 1905

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEAVE MUCH TO BE DESIRED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leave much to be desired is used in the context of the following news items.
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Was Justice Appau Commission NDC's Smoking Gun Against Nana …
... actions and omissions of some in the legal profession in Ghana including the Judiciary up to the Supreme Court leave much to be desired. «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
2
#dnaEdit: Urban poverty | Latest News & Updates at Daily News …
... on their promise to tackle poverty, but their performance in extricating the poorest of poor from poverty, does leave much to be desired. «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
3
Prevent Roadkill; it could be your own | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
Of course, the actions taken by our elite with their super cars, to uphold the traffic laws of Sri Lanka leave much to be desired. b) Why do the ... «The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, Jul 15»
4
Populism reigns as Bertie takes cover | Irish Examiner
... secretary to the wolves of the planning tribunal. All of these little things that go to making up Bertie as-we-know-him leave much to be desired. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
5
David Ospina would be an astute signing at Everton to replace Tim …
Granted, the Everton defensive did leave much to be desired, but Howard's form took a startling turn for the worse. Gone was the mercurial shot ... «World Soccer Talk, Jul 15»
6
St. Louis Rams: Five keys to a successful season - EndZoneScore
Let's face it, Nick Foles leave much to be desired from the quarterback position and is perhaps most effective when his passing attempts are ... «EndZoneScore, Jul 15»
7
Pricing Power Remains The Secret To Praxair's Strength (PX)
Though Praxair's financial leverage may leave much to be desired, it's hard to go wrong with its strong and cash-rich business model. «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
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BWW Reviews: CATF: EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH is Visually …
... is phenomenal, but beneath the gorgeous costumes and flair, the heart of the production, the script and characters, leave much to be desired. «Broadway World, Jul 15»
9
Martin Daily Blog: Thursday, July 16th
Their bullpen ranks right up there with the Yankees and Royals, but their starters leave much to be desired despite the renaissance of Ubaldo ... «KMAland, Jul 15»
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Diane W. Mufson: Judging people solely by their status is risky
Those in the sports and athletics arenas have proven that big money and high status leave much to be desired regarding physical and sexual ... «Huntington Herald Dispatch, Jul 15»

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