French idioms "Avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre" #1

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"Avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre"

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Analyses:


Avoir : To have
les yeux : eyes
plus gros que: it's a comparative. We said: plus + adjective + que (more + adjective + than) or moins + adjective + que (less + adjective + than).
gros : big
le ventre : the beli (stomach in this context)

Meaning


The translation will be something like "To have eyes bigger than the stomach"

Example


My child felt really hungry. He took 3 meals just for him. But he ate just 1.
Il a les yeux plus gros que le ventre !

And you, do you have sometimes "les yeux plus gros que le ventre" ?

:)