What does have eyes bigger than one's belly mean?

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have eyes bigger than one's belly

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: have eyes big-ger than one's -bel-ly
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verb

Synonym of have eyes bigger than one's stomach.

Example Sentences

"His eyes are bigger than his belly."
"Your eyes are bigger than your belly."

Inflected Forms

has eyes bigger than one's belly (present, singular) 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)

Synonyms

have eyes bigger than one's stomach

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What does have eyes bigger than one's belly mean?: Synonym of have eyes bigger than one's stomach.

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