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your eyes are bigger than your belly

you think you can eat more than you actually can; what you envision you want to eat or order from a menu is more than will fit in your stomach; usually said of someone once they have taken more on their plate than they were able to eat; used in past and present tenses (are and were)
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After someone says they are full and still have food on their plate, someone might say their eyes were bigger than their belly

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Submitted by TriplePurple on March 07, 2024

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