"avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre" meaning in French

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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to have the eyes bigger than the stomach.”",
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        {
          "english": "Hey, do you want some of this cake? It seems my eyes were bigger than my stomach.",
          "text": "Hé, tu veux un peu de ce gâteau ? On dirait que j’avais les yeux plus gros que le ventre.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have eyes bigger than one's stomach (to take more food on one's plate than one can eat)"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Anne is exhausted again. She's always biting off more than she can chew.",
          "text": "Anne est de nouveau épuisée. Elle a toujours les yeux plus gros que le ventre.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to bite off more than one can chew (to try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing)"
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        "(figuratively) to bite off more than one can chew (to try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing)"
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/a.vwaʁ le.z‿jø ply ɡʁo kə l(ə) vɑ̃tʁ/"
    },
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to have the eyes bigger than the stomach.”",
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