Have eyes bigger than your stomach Meaning in English
expression
التعريف
This expression means taking more food than you can actually eat, because you think you can eat more than you really can.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Informal and often humorous; usually used about situations where someone puts too much food on their plate. It is rarely used outside eating contexts. Sometimes used as 'her/his eyes were bigger than her/his stomach.'
جمل نموذجية
He had eyes bigger than his stomach and left half the cake.
basic
Don't have eyes bigger than your stomach at the buffet.
basic
My son had eyes bigger than his stomach and couldn't finish his pizza.
basic
I always have eyes bigger than my stomach when eating at buffets—it's impossible to resist all the options!
natural
You definitely had eyes bigger than your stomach—there's still so much food left on your plate.
natural
Every year at Thanksgiving, my uncle has eyes bigger than his stomach. We always end up with leftovers.
natural