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eyes are bigger than belly/stomach

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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.

See also: belly, big, eye, stomach

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eyeball to eyeball
eyeball-to-eyeball
eyebrow
eyed
eyelid

eyes are bigger than belly/stomach
eyes are out on stalks
eyes pop out of head
face
face as long as a wet week
face doesn't fit
face facts
face is a picture

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