leave little to the imagination
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]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)
- Of clothing: to reveal the greater part of a person's body, or parts usually kept hidden out of modesty.
- 2007 January 14, Caroline Elkins, “A Life Exposed”, in New York Times[1]:
- Baartman’s seminaked display left little to the imagination and reinforced England’s obsession with bottoms, both literally and figuratively.
- 2009, Day Leclaire, The Billionaire's Baby Negotiation:
- The emerald-green bathing suit pulled taut across boyish hips and decidedly unboyish breasts, the wet material leaving little to the imagination […]