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
Yusra	-	Arabic
Coenraad	KOON-rah:t	Dutch
Hedy	HE-dee (German), HAY-dee (Dutch)	German, Dutch
Myrtle	['mə:tl]
Hanne (1)	HAN-ne (Danish), HAHN-ne (Norwegian), HAH-nə (German), HAHN-nə (Dutch)	Danish, Norwegian, German, Dutch
Snorre	-	Norwegian