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)

1. (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 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28