avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre

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French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.vwaʁ le.z‿jø ply ɡʁo kə l(ə) vɑ̃tʁ/
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Verb

avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre

(figuratively) to bite off more than one can chew; to have eyes bigger than one's stomach

Conjugation

see auxiliary verb avoir

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