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Filipinism Posted 22 years ago
Vocabulary
Leaves something to be desired/leaves nothing to be desired/leaves a lot to be desired
Hello You all,
I need help. When do we use:
1. leaves nothing to be desired
2. leaves something to be desired
3. leaves a lot to be desired
and what does each exactly mean when used in a sentence.
thanks.
I need help. When do we use:
1. leaves nothing to be desired
2. leaves something to be desired
3. leaves a lot to be desired
and what does each exactly mean when used in a sentence.
thanks.
Top answer
Hi Filipinism, Welcome to English Forums. (1) means the situation, condition, result, etc is perfectly satisfactory. : (2) is rather negative, and means that I am somewhat unsatisfied with the situation.
- Hi Filipinism, Welcome to English Forums.
- (1) means the situation, condition, result, etc is perfectly satisfactory.
- : (2) is rather negative, and means that I am somewhat unsatisfied with the situation.
- ' (3) is more negative, and indicates that I am very unsatisfied.
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Hi Filipinism,
Welcome to English Forums.
(1) means the situation, condition, result, etc is perfectly satisfactory. 'My new job leaves nothing to be desired-- I have a high salary, an office with a seaview, and a beautiful secretary!:
(2) is rather negative, and means that I am somewhat unsatisfied with the situation. 'His speech left something to be desired: it was
Welcome to English Forums.
(1) means the situation, condition, result, etc is perfectly satisfactory. 'My new job leaves nothing to be desired-- I have a high salary, an office with a seaview, and a beautiful secretary!:
(2) is rather negative, and means that I am somewhat unsatisfied with the situation. 'His speech left something to be desired: it was
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I have the same question and your answers have been very helpful! I will bookmark your site for future need.
Btw, i now know the meaning of the above, but am still a little lost as to why "leaves nothing" is the positive while "leaves something" is the negative.. It sounds confusing!
Btw, i now know the meaning of the above, but am still a little lost as to why "leaves nothing" is the positive while "leaves something" is the negative.. It sounds confusing!
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Anonymousbut am still a little lost as to why "leaves nothing" is the positive while "leaves something" is the negative.. It sounds confusing!"Leaves nothing" is positive because it is saying that it is leaving nothing that you desire. Meaning that whatever happened left you feeling content or sated and you didn't desire anything more than what you got. Where
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It's because you've been provided with everything you wanted, you are perfectly satisfied, you desire nothing more.
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