far from ideal

idiom

: not at all good
The conditions were far from ideal.

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Crawling into a bed with uncomfortable, scratchy sheets is far from ideal. Maggie Horton, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024 David Ornstein’s One To Watch — Marcus Rashford Marcus Rashford’s situation at Manchester United is far from ideal. James McNicholas, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024 Losing another homegrown player is far from ideal — Howe also recognises the value of having Geordies within his squad — but PSR makes this an unideal situation. Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024 And since most growth factor serums don’t come cheap, wasting money on an underperforming product is far from ideal. Jenny Berg, Allure, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for far from ideal 

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“Far from ideal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20from%20ideal. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.

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