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leaves little to the imagination

leaves little to the imagination is the third-person singular simple present indicative of leave little to the imagination.

Meaning of leave little to the imagination

Verb

leave little to the imagination (third-person singular simple present leaves little to the imagination, present participle leaving little to the imagination, simple past and past participle left little to the imagination)

  1. To reveal the greater part of a person's body, or parts usually kept hidden out of modesty.
    • Baartman’s seminaked display left little to the imagination and reinforced England’s obsession with bottoms, both literally and figuratively.2007 January 14, Caroline Elkins, “A Life Exposed”, in New York Times

Questions about leaves little to the imagination

What is leaves little to the imagination the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Leaves little to the imagination is the third-person singular simple present indicative of leave little to the imagination.

Words near leaves little to the imagination in the dictionary

  1. leaves it all out there
  2. leaves it alone
  3. leaves it at that
  4. leaves it be
  5. leaves it out
  6. leaves little to the imagination
  7. leaves much to be desired
  8. leaves no crumbs
  9. leaves no stone unturned
  10. leaves no trace
  11. leaves of absence

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