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have eyes bigger than one's belly

have eyes bigger than one's belly verb: synonym of have eyes bigger than one's stomach.

Verb

have eyes bigger than one's belly (third-person singular simple present has eyes bigger than one's belly, present participle having eyes bigger than one's belly, simple past and past participle had eyes bigger than one's belly)

  1. Synonym of have eyes bigger than one's stomach.
    • His eyes are bigger than his belly.
    • Your eyes are bigger than your belly.

Synonyms of have eyes bigger than one's belly

Forms of have eyes bigger than one's belly

third-person singular presenthas eyes bigger than one's belly
present participlehaving eyes bigger than one's belly
past participlehad eyes bigger than one's belly
pasthad eyes bigger than one's belly

Questions about have eyes bigger than one's belly

What does have eyes bigger than one's belly mean?
Have eyes bigger than one's belly means synonym of have eyes bigger than one's stomach.
What part of speech is have eyes bigger than one's belly?
Have eyes bigger than one's belly is a verb.
What is the past tense of have eyes bigger than one's belly?
The past tense of have eyes bigger than one's belly is had eyes bigger than one's belly.

Words near have eyes bigger than one's belly in the dictionary

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

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