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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LiinaLEE:-nahFinnish
SaŠO-Slovene
Yadira-Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Kun-Chinese
Hobson['hɔbsn]
Shanti-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali