“Have eyes bigger than your stomach”
Definizione
To take or want more food than you can eat.
Esempi
Examples
“I ordered too much because my eyes were bigger than my stomach.”
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I ordered too much because my eyes were bigger than my stomach.Compare with the original example
I ordered too much because my eyes were bigger than my stomach.
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- What does "Have eyes bigger than your stomach" mean?
- "Have eyes bigger than your stomach" means to take or want more food than you can eat.
- How do you use "Have eyes bigger than your stomach" in a sentence?
- Example: "I ordered too much because my eyes were bigger than my stomach."
- Should I interpret "Have eyes bigger than your stomach" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.