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your eyes are bigger than your stomach

To take more food on one's plate than one can eat; Also and more often said "your eyes are bigger than your, belly"
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You took more food from the buffet than you could eat. I guess your eyes were bigger than your stomach.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

Modified by TriplePurple on June 24, 2024

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har ögon större än magen

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