the green-eyed monster
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It perplexed the author that Rebecca was marketed by her publisher as a love story; she viewed it as very dark, and all of its characters as eaten alive by the green-eyed monster.
From Slate • Oct. 19, 2020
Can you really vanquish the green-eyed monster with introspection and communication alone?
From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2018
Incongruous as it may seem, giggles abound in this clever and exuberantly performed hip-hop musical version of Shakespeare’s tragedy about a Moorish general troubled by the green-eyed monster.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2017
When it comes to Lola, his protective impulses awaken the green-eyed monster in more insidious ways.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2016
"Behold how the green-eyed monster turneth a friend into a critic!" said Jack.
From Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends by Standish, Burt L.
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