someone's eyes are bigger than their belly

someone's eyes are bigger than their belly
(someone's) eyes are bigger than (their) belly/stomach humorous something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat.

I can't finish this piece of cake. I'm afraid my eyes were bigger than my stomach as usual.


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  • someone's eyes are bigger than their belly — someone’s eyes are bigger than their stomach/belly/informal phrase used for saying that someone has taken more food than they can eat Thesaurus: words used to describe someone s appetitehyponym general words meaningto eatsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • eyes are bigger than their belly — (someone s) eyes are bigger than (their) belly/stomach humorous something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat. I can t finish this piece of cake. I m afraid my eyes were bigger than my stomach as usual …   New idioms dictionary

  • someone's eyes are bigger than their stomach — (someone s) eyes are bigger than (their) belly/stomach humorous something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat. I can t finish this piece of cake. I m afraid my eyes were bigger than my stomach as usual …   New idioms dictionary

  • someone's eyes are bigger than their stomach — someone’s eyes are bigger than their stomach/belly/informal phrase used for saying that someone has taken more food than they can eat Thesaurus: words used to describe someone s appetitehyponym general words meaningto eatsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • someone's eyes are bigger than belly — (someone s) eyes are bigger than (their) belly/stomach humorous something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat. I can t finish this piece of cake. I m afraid my eyes were bigger than my stomach as usual …   New idioms dictionary

  • eyes are bigger than their stomach — (someone s) eyes are bigger than (their) belly/stomach humorous something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat. I can t finish this piece of cake. I m afraid my eyes were bigger than my stomach as usual …   New idioms dictionary

  • someone's eyes are bigger than stomach — (someone s) eyes are bigger than (their) belly/stomach humorous something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat. I can t finish this piece of cake. I m afraid my eyes were bigger than my stomach as usual …   New idioms dictionary

  • eyes are bigger than belly — (someone s) eyes are bigger than (their) belly/stomach humorous something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat. I can t finish this piece of cake. I m afraid my eyes were bigger than my stomach as usual …   New idioms dictionary

  • eyes are bigger than stomach — (someone s) eyes are bigger than (their) belly/stomach humorous something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat. I can t finish this piece of cake. I m afraid my eyes were bigger than my stomach as usual …   New idioms dictionary

  • eye — I UK [aɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms eye : singular eye plural eyes *** 1) a) one of the two body parts in your face that you use for seeing Close your eyes and go to sleep. He gazed into her eyes as she spoke. The suspect is in his… …   English dictionary

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