have eyes bigger than one's stomach
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have eyes bigger than one's stomach (third-person singular simple present has eyes bigger than one's stomach, present participle having eyes bigger than one's stomach, simple past and past participle had eyes bigger than one's stomach)
- (idiomatic) To take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.
- He has eyes bigger than his stomach.
- You have eyes bigger than your stomach.
- (idiomatic) To want more than one can handle.
- 2010, Veechi Curtis, Lynley Averis, Bookkeeping For Dummies, page 75:
- When choosing software, don't have eyes bigger than your stomach. Rather, stick to whatever level of software you need, and no more.
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take more food than one can eat
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