have eyes bigger than (one's) stomach Idiom, Proverb

haven't got the stomach for it

dislike it, do not enjoy it She likes to dissect frogs, but I haven't got the stomach for it.

pit of my stomach

(See the pit of my stomach)

the pit of my stomach

bottom of my stomach, deep in my belly From the pit of my stomach came a growling sound. I was hungry.

the way to a man's heart is through his stomach

feeding a man good food will cause him to love you, beauty is only skin deep """Do you believe the way to your heart is through your stomach?"" ""No, but you are a great cook!"""

turn your stomach

make you feel sick, cause you to feel ill Watching you eat those oysters turns my stomach. Yuk!

turn one's stomach

Idiom(s): turn one's stomach

Theme: SICKNESS

to make someone (figuratively or literally) ill.
• This milk is spoiled. The smell of it turns my stomach.
• The play was so bad that it turned my stomach.

one's eyes are bigger than one's stomach

Idiom(s): one's eyes are bigger than one's stomach

Theme: FOOD - GLUTTONY

[for one] to take more food than one can eat.
• I cant eat all this. I'm afraid that my eyes were bigger than my stomach.
• Try to take less food. Your eyes are bigger than your stomach at every meal.

have eyes bigger than one's stomach

Idiom(s): have eyes bigger than one's stomach

Theme: EATING

to have a desire for more food than one could possibly eat.
• I know I have eyes bigger than my stomach, so I won't take a lot of food.
• Todd has eyes bigger than his stomach.

give one butterflies in one's stomach

Idiom(s): give one butterflies in one's stomach

Theme: ANXIETY

to cause someone to have a nervous stomach.
• Tests give me butterflies in my stomach.
• It was not frightening enough to give me butterflies in my stomach, but it made me a little apprehensive.

get butterflies in one's stomach

Idiom(s): get butterflies in one's stomach

Theme: ANXIETY

to get a nervous feeling in one's stomach.
• Whenever I have to go on stage, I get butterflies in my stomach.
• She always has butterflies in her stomach before a test.

have eyes bigger than (one's) stomach

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have eyes bigger than your stomach

accept asked for or taken added aliment than you can absolutely eat.Learn more: big, eye, have, stomach

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