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your eyes are bigger than your stomach
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said when you take more food than you can eat
The possessives change together: 'his eyes are bigger than his stomach'. The same idea as Vietnamese 'no bụng đói con mắt'.
In context
I ordered four dishes for two people. My eyes are bigger than my stomach!
At buffets my son's eyes are bigger than his stomach, so half his plate goes to waste.
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