far from ideal

idiom

: not at all good

The conditions were far from ideal.

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While a 1-1 draw at Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend was far from ideal, the manner in which Newcastle fought back, failed to let two penalty awards being (correctly) overturned by VAR derail them and then secured a point with a late goal, felt significant. —James McNicholas, New York Times, 9 May 2025

Except having four left shots in the top-four on defence is far from ideal, especially against a hard forechecking team like the Capitals. —Arpon Basu, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

While the grounds remain picturesque, the reality of STS today is far from ideal. —Lisa Seminara, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025

While a 20% duty at the point of entry is far from ideal, Cotarella estimates that the actual impact on shelf price could be closer to 6–7%, provided there’s no compounding markup downstream. —Jessica Dupuy, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for far from ideal

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