eyes are bigger than one's stomach

eyes are bigger than one's stomach
{informal} You want more food than you can eat. * /Annie took a second big helping of pudding, but her eyes were bigger than her stomach./ * /"Your eyes are bigger than your stomach," mother told little Tommy when he piled up food on his plate./

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