“much to”

The following 6 entries include the term much to.

have much to commend it

idiom

: to be a good thing in many ways

leave much to be desired

idiom

used to say that something is not very good at all or is not close to being good enough

much to someone's regret

idiom

: causing someone great disappointment

much to someone's surprise

idiom

used to say that someone is very surprised by something

much to the regret of (someone)

idiom

: causing great disappointment to (someone)

not much to look at

idiom

: not physically attractive


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