eyes are bigger than one's stomach, one's

Someone wants more than he or she can handle, as in He's thinking of acquiring a third business, but we think his eyes are bigger than his stomach . This expression alludes to someone taking more food than he or she can digest. [Late 1500s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
LenuȚA	le-NOOT-sah	Romanian
Lulu (2)	-	Arabic
Libbie	LIB-ee	English
Arp	[a:p]
Claudine	klo-DEEN	French
Abel	AY-bəl (English), ah-BEL (Spanish), ə-BEL (Portuguese)	English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek