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have eyes bigger than one's stomach

have eyes bigger than one's stomach verb: to take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.

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.
    • You have eyes bigger than your 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

have eyes bigger than one's stomach meaning in Vietnamese

have eyes bigger than one's stomach in Vietnamese

take more food than one can eat
con mắt lớn hơn cái bụng, no bụng đói con mắt, mắt to hơn bụng

Forms of have eyes bigger than one's stomach

third-person singular presenthas eyes bigger than one's stomach
present participlehaving eyes bigger than one's stomach
past participlehad eyes bigger than one's stomach
pasthad eyes bigger than one's stomach
alternative formhave eyes bigger than one's belly
alternative formone's eyes are bigger than one's stomach

Questions about have eyes bigger than one's stomach

What does have eyes bigger than one's stomach mean?
Have eyes bigger than one's stomach means to take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.
What is have eyes bigger than one's stomach in Vietnamese?
Have eyes bigger than one's stomach in Vietnamese is con mắt lớn hơn cái bụng, no bụng đói con mắt, mắt to hơn bụng. See Have eyes bigger than one's stomach meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is have eyes bigger than one's stomach?
Have eyes bigger than one's stomach is a verb.
What is the past tense of have eyes bigger than one's stomach?
The past tense of have eyes bigger than one's stomach is had eyes bigger than one's stomach.

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

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

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