Idiom of the Day:
“My eyes are bigger than my stomach”

This

is a humorous expression meaning that you cannot eat all of your food. We usually say this when we get a lot of food because we are so hungry, but while eating we realize there is way too much. This can happen at a favorite restaurant, or if you are trying new foods for the first time.

“Michael and Tiffany were on their fourth date and things were going really well. In their excitement they each ordered a huge steak with loaded mashed potatoes. However, they could not come close to finishing their meals. Their eyes were bigger than their stomachs.”

Comments

Won

@Scott Cecil Allen 👌😂😂😂

2020.12.05 01:22
Scott Cecil Allen

@Won you are not too old yet! I will still support you. 😊

2020.12.04 19:47
Won

@Scott Cecil Allen Thank you, Sir!!! I used to eat A Lot but I just couldn't digest anymore lol Well,,, somebody is getting old loool Happy Froday ^^*

2020.12.04 19:12
lily

@Scott Cecil Allen I see. Thank you.it’s first time to see the words .

2020.12.04 14:53
Scott Cecil Allen

@Won excellent observations, and good reading. First, it may be that the current generation in Korea who does not overeat, but in America, we still have a problem with obesity and diabetes. I live in Colorado, which is said to be the healthiest state in the country. But I still see people here who overeat a lot. Second, your idiom you mentioned is correct. If you have “too many things on my plate” it does mean that you are overwhelmed.

2020.12.04 14:35
Scott Cecil Allen

@lily “way too much” is like saying “very, very, very much.” It is spilling over beyond words or measure.

2020.12.04 14:27
lily

we realise there is way too much. ↑what does "way" mean?

2020.12.04 11:34
Life

We have the same idiom in my country.

2020.12.04 09:53
Madani

@Sara ليس كذلك بل العكس تماما ..

2020.12.04 03:53
Madani

That is in Arpic means:أنت تأكل بعينك

2020.12.04 03:52
Ahlam

Thank you. I really liked it

2020.12.03 19:13
xena

@Scott Cecil Allen it is the same meaning use both idioms

2020.12.03 16:49
Scott Cecil Allen

@xena so there are two ways of saying this in Arabic... Sara mentioned a different one above.

2020.12.03 16:47
xena

There is similar idiom in arabic العين تأكل قبل الفم أحيانا It means when the food is decorated in a good way you feel that we r full ... and literary means eyes sometimes eats before the mouth

2020.12.03 16:38
Scott Cecil Allen

@Sara oh that is neat! I have not heard of this idiom in Arabic. I like it!

2020.12.03 16:17
Hong

@Scott Cecil Allen awesome !

2020.12.03 16:17
Scott Cecil Allen

@Hong actually, no! This is a different expression, but a very good one! “Biting off more than you can chew” means that you got yourself into a difficult situation that was bigger than you can handle. Maybe you volunteered to your boss that you can create an amazing video commercial soon after you learned how to use movie software. In the middle of your project, you realize you have no idea what you are really doing and your video is not good...! This is an example of “biting off more than you can chew.”

2020.12.03 16:15
Sara

This is similar to an Arabic idiom says “ العين تشبع قبل الفم"

2020.12.03 16:10
Hong

Great!! We might be biting off more than we can chew Same meaning?

2020.12.03 16:03