"have eyes bigger than your stomach" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 眼大肚子小

Definition

這個表達是指你覺得自己能喫很多，所以拿了比實際能喫下的還要多的食物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個非正式並帶點幽默的用法，主要用於喫飯時有人夾了太多食物。很少在其他情境使用。偶爾也說'他/她眼大肚子小'。

Examples

He had eyes bigger than his stomach and left half the cake.

他**眼大肚子小**，蛋糕只喫了一半。

Don't have eyes bigger than your stomach at the buffet.

自助餐時別**眼大肚子小**。

My son had eyes bigger than his stomach and couldn't finish his pizza.

我兒子**眼大肚子小**，披薩沒喫完。

I always have eyes bigger than my stomach when eating at buffets—it's impossible to resist all the options!

在喫自助餐時我總是**眼大肚子小**，真的無法抗拒那麼多選擇！

You definitely had eyes bigger than your stomach—there's still so much food left on your plate.

你肯定**眼大肚子小**——盤子上還剩下好多食物。

Every year at Thanksgiving, my uncle has eyes bigger than his stomach. We always end up with leftovers.

每年感恩節，我叔叔總是**眼大肚子小**，每次都剩下不少。