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
Aris (1)	-	Greek
Clarinda	klə-RIN-də	English
Saana	-	Finnish
Nicolina	nee-ko-LEE-nah	Italian
Dafina	-	Albanian, Macedonian
Lilita	-	Latvian