оставля́ть жела́ть лу́чшего
Diğer Dillerde
to leave a lot to be desired, to leave much to be desired, to be found wanting
2003, Marquette University, Department of Philosophy, Études phénoménologiques, Éditions OUSIA, p. 150
1756, Caminologie, ou traité des cheminées On n'oseroit cependant se flatter d'avoir rempli cet objet, de façon à ne rien laisser à désirer.
Mes manières de table laissent à désirer.
to leave a lot to be desired
to leave a lot to be desired, to be underwhelming; to be worse than expected; to be found wanting; not to live up to expectations
çekim: geçmiş deixei a desejar · ortaç deixado a desejar
köken: Literally, “to leave (someone) desiring”, likely a calque of French laisser à désirer.
O filme deixou a desejar.
to leave a lot to be desired
to leave a lot to be desired, leave much to be desired