APAD: His/her eyes are bigger than his/her stomach

Meaning:

The person desires more than he can handle, usually with reference to food

 

Background:

Many variations on this expression exist. The earliest recorded variation is from

George Herbert's Jacula Prudentum (1651): "The eye is bigger than the belly".

 

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A thrill to learn that Chinese and English chose the same set of organs to

express the same idea. I can understand young people biting more than they could

chew but an older person should behave according to thier age and supposed

wisdom.

所有跟帖： 

• No need explanation, the literal meaning already makes sense -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/19/2023 postreply 09:34:56

• I am thrilled too！ 眼睛比肚子大：）中英文这么相对称。谢谢分享！ -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/19/2023 postreply 10:30:15

• 我们那儿说：眼大肚子小 -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/19/2023 postreply 11:01:16

• 眼高手低。 -唐宋韵- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/19/2023 postreply 12:58:22

• The person desires more than he can handle, often with food -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/19/2023 postreply 18:04:57

• 传说中的嘴大喉咙小。吃得进吞不下。 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/19/2023 postreply 18:05:58

• 没有金刚钻不揽瓷器活 -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/19/2023 postreply 20:13:42

• 这个贴切。 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/20/2023 postreply 07:19:24