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.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань".
Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс.
1997.
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