eyes are bigger than belly



somebody's eyes are bigger than their belly/stomach

  (humorous)
something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat I can't finish this piece of cake. I'm afraid my eyes were bigger than my stomach as usual.
See also: belly, big, eye

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fearghal-Irish
Straton-Ancient Greek
Theresete-RE-zə (German), te-RES (Swedish), tə-REES (English)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Dianndie-ANEnglish
Nicanor-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Mahala-English