eyes are bigger than one's stomach, one's
Someone wants more than he or she can handle, as in He's thinking of acquiring a third business, but we think his eyes are bigger than his stomach. This expression alludes to someone taking more food than he or she can digest. [Late 1500s]
Words Nearby eyes are bigger than one's stomach, one's
- onerous
- cup of tea, one's
- days are numbered, one's
- ears are burning, one's
- oneself
- eyes are bigger than one's stomach, one's
- heart goes out to, one's
- heart misses a beat, one's
- heart sinks, one's
- one-shot
- one-sided
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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