have eyes bigger than (one's) belly



have eyes bigger than (one's) belly

To take more food than one is actually capable of eating. I always have eyes bigger than my belly when I go to all-you-can-eat buffets! Can't finish your meal, huh? I guess you had eyes bigger than your belly!
See also: belly, big, eye, have

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ÉVaAY-vawHungarian
DagmarDAHK-mahr (German), DAHG-mahr (Finnish)Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, German, Czech, Slovak, Finnish
Placido-Italian
EastonEES-tənEnglish (Modern)
RenÁTaRE-nah-taw (Hungarian)Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Kennet-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish