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have eyes bigger than (one's) stomach

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have eyes bigger than (one's) stomach

To take more food than one is actually capable of eating. I always have eyes bigger than my stomach when I go to all-you-can-eat buffets! Can't finish your meal, huh? I guess you had eyes bigger than your stomach!

See also: big, eye, have, stomach