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have eyes bigger than one's stomach
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
食べられる量以上の料理を注文してしまう、つまり自分の能力や実際の食欲を超えて多くを求めること（過剰な欲求や欲張りさを表す）。 / 実際に対処できる量を超えた要求や注文をしてしまう、すなわち無理な欲張りであることを示す。
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(idiomatic) To take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy. / (idiomatic) To want more than one can handle.
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have eyes bigger than one's stomach
It's easy to have eyes bigger than one's stomach at the all-you-can-eat buffet.
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It's easy to have eyes bigger than one's stomach at the all-you-can-eat buffet.
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