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Related to much: much less, Much Ado About Nothing
leave much to be desired
To be very inadequate or unsatisfactory; to lack a large amount of what is desired or required. The film has a very interesting premise, but the final product leaves much to be desired. I wasn't expecting a huge amount from a budget hostel, but this place leaves much to be desired nonetheless.
much less
1. A lot less. We've had much less foot traffic since construction started. This magazine has much less content than it used to.
2. And especially not; and even less so. The phrase is used to indicate that something is especially not the case, even less so than what was previously mentioned. We don't have enough money for a new car, much less a luxury SUV. He barely looked at me, much less smiled.
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much
/still less Certainly not: I'm not blaming anyone, much less you.
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- (one) figured (as much)
- (one) is (just) too much
- a (damn) sight too (something)
- a bit much
- a bit too much
- a little too late is much too late
- a lot, not much, etc. in the way of something
- a sight too good, too much, etc.
- able to take just so much
- able to take only so much
- amount to much
- as much
- as much as
- as much as (one) could do (not) (to do something)
- as much as (one's) life is worth
- as much as anything (else)
- as much as somebody can/could do to do something
- as much as the traffic will bear
- as much chance as a wax cat in hell
- as much fun as a barrel of monkeys
- as much use as a chocolate fireguard
- as much use as a chocolate teapot
- as quickly, much, soon, etc. as possible
- as soon as possible
- be a bit much
- be as much use as a chocolate teapot
- be much of a muchness
- be not much between the ears
- be not much cop
- be not much of a (something)
- be not much to look at
- be not so much (something) as (something else)
- be not so much something as something
- be not up to much
- be nothing (much) to write home about
- be nothing, not much, etc. to write home about
- be so much/many (something)
- be so much/many something
- be sought after
- be too much
- be too much (for one)
- become sought after
- bit much
- carry (an amount of) weight
- charge as much as the traffic will bear
- come to much
- don't see you around here much anymore
- don't see you much around here anymore
- enough is too much
- even/much/still less
- get (some kind of) mileage out of (something)
- get to be too much
- give (one) trouble
- go much on (someone or something)
- half again as many
- half again as much
- have a lot on one's plate
- have had a drop too much
- have time on (one's) hands
- have too much of a good thing
- have too much on (one's) plate
- have too much on plate
- hold out hope
- How much do you want to bet?
- How much is (something)?
- How much will it be?
- however much
- I don't fancy yours (much)
- I thought as much
- if you ain't Dutch, you ain't much
- if you're not Dutch, you're not much
- in evidence
- in the way of (someone or something)
- inasmuch as
- insomuch as
- into detail(s)
- it, etc. says a lot, much, etc. about/for somebody/something
- it's hardly saying much
- it's not saying much
- it's/that's not saying much, etc.
- I've heard so much about you
- know as much about (something) as a hog knows about Sunday
- know as much about (something) as a pig knows about Sunday
- know as much about as a hog knows about Sunday
- know too much
- leave a great deal to be desired
- leave a lot to be desired
- leave a lot, much, etc. to be desired
- leave much to be desired
- make (a) great play of (something)
- make great, much, etc. play of/with something
- make much of
- make much of (someone or something)
- make much of somebody/something
- make much play of (something)
- make much play with (something)
- meat on the bone
- methinks the lady doth protest too much
- methinks thou dost protest too much
- miss much
- more fun than a barrel of monkeys
- more than enough is too much
- much
- much ado about nothing
- much as
- much as/though
- much in evidence
- much ink has been spilled
- much less
- much obliged
- much of a muchness
- much sought after
- need (something) (about) as much a fish needs a bicycle
- need (something) (about) as much as (one) needs a hole in the head
- need (something) (about) as much as a hole in the head
- not amount to much
- not be much of a something
- not be much to look at
- not bring much to the table
- not do a lot for (someone)
- not do anything for (someone)
- not do anything/a lot/much for somebody
- not do much for (someone)
- not get out much
- not go much on (someone or something)
- not have much between the ears
- not have much in the way of (something)
- not miss a trick
- not miss much
- not much
- not much chop
- not much cop
- not much for looks
- not much going on upstairs
- not much in it
- not much in the way of (something)
- not much of a (type of person or thing)
- not much of anything
- not much to boast about
- not much to choose from
- not much to look at
- not much to speak of
- not much upstairs
- not so much
- not so much as (do something)
- not think much of
- not think much of (someone or something)
- not up to much
- nothing much
- nothing to write home about
- only do so much
- pretty much
- pretty much/well
- protest too much
- put too much on (something)
- put too much on it
- say (something) for (someone or something)
- say a great deal about (someone or something)
- say a lot about (someone or something)
- set much by (someone or something)
- show (some/a little/etc.) skin
- so much
- so much for
- so much for (someone or something)
- so much for sb/sth
- so much for that
- so much so
- so much so that
- so much the
- so much the better
- so much the better/worse
- so much the worse
- so much the worse (for someone or something)
- so much the worse for
- so much/many
- sought after
- spank you (very much)
- ta very much
- take it
- take on too much
- take too much on
- thank you so much
- Thank you very much
- thanks so much
- thanks very much
- that's (just) too much
- that's hardly saying much
- that's not saying much
- That's too much!
- the lady doth protest too much
- the lady doth protest too much, methinks
- there's a lot to be said about (something)
- there's a lot to be said for (something)
- there's much to be said about (something)
- there's much to be said for (something)
- there's not much to choose between (two people or things)
- there's nothing to choose between (two people or things)
- there's nothing, not much, etc. to choose between A and B
- think a lot of
- think much of (someone or something)
- this much
- thou dost protest too much, methinks
- too much
- too much information
- too much like hard work
- too much of a good thing
- too much of anything is good for nothing
- very much so
- without (so much as) a by-your-leave
- without much ado
- without so much as
- without so much as (doing) (something)
- without so much as doing
- without so much as something/as doing something
- you can have too much of a good thing
- You're too much!