Usually means: Falls short of expectations significantly.
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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word leave a lot to be desired:

General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. leave a lot to be desired: Merriam-Webster
  2. leave a lot to be desired: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. leave a lot to be desired: Wiktionary
  4. leave a lot to be desired: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. leave a lot to be desired: Legal dictionary

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. leave a lot to be desired: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. leave a lot to be desired: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (leave a lot to be desired)

verb:  (intransitive) To be unsatisfactory; to fail to meet minimal standards of acceptability.

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