have eyes bigger than one's belly

verb

Synonym of have eyes bigger than one's stomach.

“His eyes are bigger than his belly.”

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Meanings

verbhave 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)

present singular third person has eyes bigger than one's belly · participle present having eyes bigger than one's belly · participle past had eyes bigger than one's belly · past had eyes bigger than one's belly

  1. Synonym of have eyes bigger than one's stomach.

    His eyes are bigger than his belly.

    1 more example

    Your eyes are bigger than your belly.

    Synonyms: have eyes bigger than one's stomach

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of have eyes bigger than one's stomach.

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