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one's eyes are bigger than stomach

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one's eyes are bigger than one's stomach

Fig. one has taken more food than one can eat. I can't eat all this. I'm afraid that my eyes were bigger than my stomach. Try to take less food. Your eyes are bigger than your stomach at every meal.

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