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has eyes bigger than one's stomach

has eyes bigger than one's stomach is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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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Has eyes bigger than one's stomach is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have eyes bigger than one's stomach.

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

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  6. has eyes bigger than one's stomach
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  8. has eyes in the back of one's head
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