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have eyes bigger than one's stomachTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.Rate it:

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have eyes bigger than one's bellyTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.Rate it:

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your eyes are bigger than your bellyyou think you can eat more than you actually can; what you envision you want to eat or order from a menu is more than will fit in your stomach; usually said of someone once they have taken more on their plate than they were able to eat; used in past and present tenses (are and were)Rate it:

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forgetting the base, forgetting the root, forgetting number 'one, forgetting the alphabet 'a' 1'Generally this era, when children learn and grow up as adults, they think the parents know nothing they are the entire encyclopedia. Disdaining parents education and their university degrees with disrespectful manner.Rate it:

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have butterflies in one's stomachTo be nervous, uncertain, or anxious.Rate it:

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bigger than Ben Hurhuge, extravagant.Rate it:

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wear one's heart on one's sleeveTo be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotion or what is in one's heartRate it:

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better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at allHaving experience of love, even if it ended, is better than having no experience of love.Love is worthwhile despite the pain involved in separation.Rate it:

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have eyes in the back of one's headTo be particularly, especially uncannily, observant; a perceived ability to see in all directions at once.Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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could have, would have, should haveExpressing regret at something that cannot now be changed.Rate it:

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bigger fish to fryA higher valued result or target to reach.Rate it:

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the way to a man's heart is through his stomachCooking for a man is a good way to win his affections.Rate it:

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there's always a bigger fishNo matter how large or intimidating a person or thing is, there is likely to be an even larger or more intimidating person or thing somewhere.Rate it:

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on a full stomachDirectly after eating, after a meal.Rate it:

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an army marches on its stomachYou must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well.Rate it:

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bigger fish to fryA much more pressing issue to attend to.Rate it:

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Butterflies in the StomachNervous feelings in the stomach, basically caused by anxiety or tensionRate it:

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iron stomachability to eat all kinds of things without ever feeling sickRate it:

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sour stomachIndigestion.Rate it:

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the bigger they are, the harder they fallThe larger something is, the more disastrous and spectacular its downfallRate it:

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a story written is shorter than a novel and longer than a fableable.A story written is shorter than a novel and longer than a fable.Rate it:

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have eyes forTo be romantically interested in [someone].Rate it:

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you have beautiful eyesUsed by the speaker to compliment the interlocutor's eyes.Rate it:

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as she's as cold as a witchscold as a witch's tit!Very, very cold!!Rate it:

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don't count your chickens before they're hatchedYou should not count on something before it happens.Rate it:

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if it ain't chicken, it's feathersthat's life; there are always problemsRate it:

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pickin' and grinnin'a country way of saying "playing music"Rate it:

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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

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where there's smoke, there's firewhen two things are usually together and you find one, you will find the otherRate it:

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you ain't seen nothin' yetsomething is even betterRate it:

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one's bark is worse than one's biteThe individual acts threatening but is relatively harmless.Rate it:

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have more chins than a Chinese phone bookTo be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin").Rate it:

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have more money than GodTo be extremely or excessively richRate it:

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stars in one's eyesThe state of being overly or extremely impressed with something; enchanted with romance.Rate it:

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believe one's eyesTo believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case.Rate it:

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roll one's eyesTo deliberately turn one's eyes upwards, usually to indicate disapproval, indifference or frustration.Rate it:

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bat one's eyesTo signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.Rate it:

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close one's eyesTo ignore.Rate it:

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close one's eyes and think of EnglandTo accept (rather than fight)-and distract oneself so as to be able to endure-bad or unwanted sex, or by extension any unpleasant but inevitable experience.Rate it:

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cry one's eyes outTo weep for an elongated time, or in an excessive manner.Rate it:

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cry one's eyes outTo moan.Rate it:

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dry one's eyesTo cease crying.Rate it:

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keep one's eyes peeledTo watch closely; to look for.Rate it:

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put wool over one's eyesdeceive someoneRate it:

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under one's very eyesin plain sight; while someone is watchingRate it:

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we will have no wine before it's timeSome things are worth the wait and should not be rushed.Rate it:

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have one's head up one's assTo be oblivious to the real state of things, from either stupidity or stubbornness.Rate it:

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have one's mind about oneTo be composed or lucid.Rate it:

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have one's wits about oneTo remain calm, composed, or aware.Rate it:

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