SB'S EYES ARE BIGGER THAN THEIR STOMACH

Meaning of SB'S EYES ARE BIGGER THAN THEIR STOMACH in English

used to say that sb has been greedy by taking more food than they can eat

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
EYES — mata
English-Visayan vocabulary
BIGGER — dako;mas dako
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SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THEIR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse theirra, theira, gen. plural demonstrative & personal pron.; akin to Old Norse that, …
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THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
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STOMACH — I. ˈstəmə̇k, -mēk noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English stomak, from Middle French estomac, from Latin …
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ARE — I. Etymology: Middle English are, arne, from Old English aron, earun; akin to Old Norse eru (they) are, erum (we) …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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EYES — plural of eye present third singular of eye
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BIGGER — comparative of big
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THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
Английский словарь Webster
BIGGER — (a.) compar. of Big.
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THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BIGGER — ( a. ) compar. of Big.
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THEIR — /dhair/ ; unstressed /dheuhr/ , pron. 1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, …
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THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
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STOMACH — /stum"euhk/ , n. 1. Anat. , Zool. a. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain …
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
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ARE — are 1 /ahr/ ; unstressed /euhr/ , v. pres. indic. pl. and 2nd pers. sing. of be . [ bef. …
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EYES — n. judgement or opinion (example: "In my eyes [opinion]" or "In the eyes of law")
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STOMACH — I. ˈstə-mək, -mik noun Etymology: Middle English stomak, from Anglo-French estomac, from Latin stomachus gullet, esophagus, stomach, from Greek stomachos, …
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THEIR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from their, pronoun, from Old Norse theirra, genitive plural demonstrative & personal pronoun; akin to Old …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
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THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
Webster English vocab
STOMACH — vi to be angry. 2. stomach ·noun pride; haughtiness; arrogance. 3. stomach ·noun hence appetite in general; inclination; desire. 4. …
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BIGGER — adj compar. of big.
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ARE — noun the unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square …
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EYES — Nautical the extreme forward part of a ship. → eye
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
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THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
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STOMACH — [stom.ach] n [ME stomak, fr. MF estomac, fr. L stomachus gullet, esophagus, stomach, fr. Gk stomachos, fr. stoma mouth; akin …
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SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
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ARE — [are] [ME, fr. OE earun; akin to ON eru, erum are, OE is is] pres 2d sing or pres pl …
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STOMACH — saclike expansion of the animal digestive system, between the esophagus and the small intestine; it is located in the anterior …
Britannica English vocabulary
STOMACH — stomach BrE AmE ˈstʌm ək § \ -ɪk ▷ stomach|ed t ▷ stomach|s s ▷ stomach|ing ɪŋ ▶ ˈ stomach …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ARE — I are verb from be, strong form BrE AmE ɑː AmE ɑːr , weak form ə AmE ə r II …
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THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
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STOMACH — / ˈstʌmək; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun the organ inside the body where food goes when you swallow …
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THEIR — their S1 W1 /ðə; strong ðeə $ ðər strong ðer/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘they’] [ Date: 1100-1200 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STOMACH — I. stom ‧ ach 1 S3 W3 /ˈstʌmək/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; …
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THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STOMACH — n. & v. --n. 1 a the internal organ in which the first part of digestion occurs, being in man …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
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STOMACH — n. & v. n. 1 a the internal organ in which the first part of digestion occurs, being in man …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
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THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1. of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Oxford English vocab
THAN — conj. 1. introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
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STOMACH — n. & v. --n. 1. a the internal organ in which the first part of digestion occurs, being in man …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
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THEIR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Their' is the third person plural …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use than after a comparative …
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STOMACH — ( stomachs, stomaching, stomached) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your stomach …
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ARE — Are is the plural and the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be . Are is …
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