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!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vulfgang	-	Ancient Germanic
Addyson	AD-i-sən	English (Modern)
Eugenius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Kawacatoose	-	Native American, Cree
Aradhana	-	Indian, Hindi
Inge	ING-e (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish), ING-gə (German), ING-ə (Dutch)	Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, Dutch