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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 |
| Anastasiy | | - | Russian (Archaic), Bulgarian (Archaic) |
| Veer | | VI:R | Dutch, Limburgish |
| Jarrod | | JER-əd, JAR-əd | English |
| Dobromil | | - | Czech (Rare), Medieval Slavic |
| LiliÁNa | | - | Hungarian |
| Neven | | - | Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian |