Definition of "leave to the imagination" in English

Verb

1. Not to reveal. To omit, to leave out, to leave unstated.

   • The new members of the crime organization got the most dangerous jobs. I'll leave the specifics to your imagination.
   • He stripped down to a pair of see-through briefs that left nothing to the imagination.

2. To omit, to leave out, to leave unstated.

   • The new members of the crime organization got the most dangerous jobs. I'll leave the specifics to your imagination.

3. To cover.

   • He stripped down to a pair of see-through briefs that left nothing to the imagination.