simple past tense and past participle of leave a lot to be desired.

present participle of leave a lot to be desired

To be unsatisfactory; to fail to meet minimal standards of acceptability.

An individual's legal right to have certain information about themselves deleted, so as to ensure their privacy.

(colloquial) Said to express anger or frustration / (colloquial) Said to express disbelief or shock

Synonym of frankly

Too powerful or important to be ignored.

(idiomatic) A problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person that you have to accept and deal with, although you find it very difficult, or it causes trouble or worry for you over a long period of time.

Alternative form of cross to bear

Synonym of leave a lot to be desired