eyes are bigger than belly

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.


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  • 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 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

  • 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

  • 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 …   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 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 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

  • 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

  • have eyes bigger than one's belly — verb To take more food on ones plate than one can eat; to be greedy. His eyes are bigger than his belly …   Wiktionary

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