one's eyes are bigger than stomach



one's eyes are bigger than one's stomach

Fig. one has taken more food than one can eat. I can't eat all this. I'm afraid that my eyes were bigger than my stomach. Try to take less food. Your eyes are bigger than your stomach at every meal.
See also: big, eye, stomach

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Marjorie['ma:dʒəri]
Anfisaahn-FEE-sahRussian
Lucianoloo-CHAH-no (Italian), loo-THYAH-no (Spanish), loo-SYAH-no (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Jimmujeem-moo (Japanese)Far Eastern Mythology
Gidie-Medieval French
Galene-Ancient Greek