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had eyes bigger than one's stomach

had eyes bigger than one's stomach is the simple past and past participle of have eyes bigger than one's stomach.

Meaning of have eyes bigger than one's stomach

Verb

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)

  1. (idiomatic) To take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.
    • He has eyes bigger than his 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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What is had eyes bigger than one's stomach the simple past and past participle of?
Had eyes bigger than one's stomach is the simple past and past participle of have eyes bigger than one's stomach.

Words near had eyes bigger than one's stomach in the dictionary

  1. had down
  2. had down as
  3. had down to a science
  4. had drink taken
  5. had ears
  6. had eyes bigger than one's stomach
  7. had eyes for
  8. had eyes in the back of one's head
  9. had fingers made of lime-twigs
  10. had form
  11. had full hands

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