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- have eyes bigger than (one's) belly
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!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Glykeria | | - | Greek |
| Shiro | | shee-ṙo: | Japanese |
| Runa | | - | Norwegian, Danish, Swedish |
| Euripides | | yoo-RIP-i-deez (English) | Ancient Greek |
| Folami | | - | Western African, Yoruba |
| Cora | | KAWR-ə (English) | English, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized) |