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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
LasseLAHS-se (Danish, Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Leonalee-O-nə (English), LE-o-nah (German)English, German
GazsiGAW-zheeHungarian
Alte (1)-Yiddish
Ashley['æʃli]
Benedito-Portuguese
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