comer con los ojos

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “eat with the eyes”.

Verb

comer con los ojos (first-person singular present como con los ojos, first-person singular preterite comí con los ojos, past participle comido con los ojos)

(idiomatic) to have eyes bigger than one's stomach

Further reading

“comer alguien con los ojos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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