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avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre

/a.vwaʁ le.z‿jø ply ɡʁo kə l(ə) vɑ̃tʁ/

verb/a.vwaʁ le.z‿jø ply ɡʁo kə l(ə) vɑ̃tʁ/

to have eyes bigger than one's stomach (to take more food on one's plate than one can eat); 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)

Hé, tu veux un peu de ce gâteau ? On dirait que j'avais les yeux plus gros que le ventre.Hey, do you want some of this cake? It seems my eyes were bigger than my stomach.

Literally, “to have the eyes bigger than the stomach.”