have eyes bigger than one's stomach (English, verb)
expansion: have eyes bigger than one's stomach (third-person singular simple present has eyes bigger than one's stomach, present participle having eyes bigger than one's stomach, simple past and past participle had eyes bigger than one's stomach)
Senses:
glosses: To take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To want more than one can handle.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: has eyes bigger than one's stomach
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: having eyes bigger than one's stomach
tags: participle
present
form: had eyes bigger than one's stomach
tags: participle
past
form: had eyes bigger than one's stomach
tags: past
form: have eyes bigger than one's belly
tags: alternative
form: one's eyes are bigger than one's stomach
tags: alternative