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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024