Eyes bigger than your stomach

Meaning

When you want to eat more than you are actually capable of consuming. It is usually said to someone struggling to finish a giant plate of food.

Teasing, parental

Used in a sentence

• You ordered three pizzas; clearly, your eyes are bigger than your stomach.
• Don't take so much pie, your eyes are bigger than your stomach.
• He left half his plate behind, proving his eyes were bigger than his stomach.