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have eyes bigger than one's stomach en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (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.
2. (idiomatic) To want more than one can handle.
   • When choosing software, don't have eyes bigger than your stomach. Rather, stick to whatever level of software you need, and no more. 2010, Veechi Curtis, Lynley Averis, Bookkeeping For Dummies, page 75:

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Relateds

bite off more than one can chew · in too deep

Translations (24)

vi con mắt lớn hơn cái bụng (take more food than one can eat) · pl wziąć za dużo jedzenia (take more food than one can eat) · es antes se llena el cuajo que el ojo (take more food than one can eat) · hu nagyobb a szeme, mint a szája (take more food than one can eat) · cmn 眼饞肚飽 /眼馋肚饱 (take more food than one can eat) · cmn 眼大肚子小 (take more food than one can eat) · yue 眼闊肚窄 /眼阔肚窄 (take more food than one can eat) · gd is motha mo shùil na mo bhrù (take more food than one can eat) · ru одни́ глаза́ не сы́ты (take more food than one can eat) · uz ko'z qornidan ochroq (take more food than one can eat) · vi no bụng đói con mắt (take more food than one can eat) · it avere gli occhi più grandi dello stomaco (take more food than one can eat) · pt ter mais olhos que barriga (take more food than one can eat) · no øynene er større enn magen (take more food than one can eat) · sh imati veće oči nego dupe (take more food than one can eat) · nl ogen groter dan je maag hebben (take more food than one can eat) · de die Augen sind größer als der Magen (take more food than one can eat) · no magen blir fortere mett enn øynene (take more food than one can eat) · fr avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre (take more food than one can eat) · vi mắt to hơn bụng (take more food than one can eat) · uk очима все з’їв би (take more food than one can eat) · pt ter os olhos maiores que a boca (take more food than one can eat) · fi olla isommat silmät kuin vatsa (take more food than one can eat) · mt għandu għajnejh akbar minn żaqqu (take more food than one can eat)