"have eyes bigger than one's belly" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-have eyes bigger than one's belly.ogg [Australia] Forms: has eyes bigger than one's belly [present, singular, third-person], having eyes bigger than one's belly [participle, present], had eyes bigger than one's belly [participle, past], had eyes bigger than one's belly [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> eyes bigger than one's belly}} have 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)
  1. Synonym of have eyes bigger than one's stomach Synonyms: have eyes bigger than one's stomach [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-have_eyes_bigger_than_one's_belly-en-verb-oaf52Cb2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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