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green with envy

Idioms  

  1. Full of desire for someone's possessions or advantages; extremely covetous. For example, Her fur coat makes me green with envy. Shakespeare described envy as the green sickness (Anthony and Cleopatra, 3:2), but the current phrase, dating from the mid-1800s, is the one most often heard. Also see green-eyed monster.

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Her zoom mic is propped up by the box to a Pee-wee Herman Chia pet, a deal Peterson helped him broker after he was green with envy over Elvira’s.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

Panda, a black poodle-mix breed, won the "princess in pink" award for her bright outfit and the prize of "green with envy" went to Ela, an American Eskimo dog, for her floral dress.

From Reuters • Dec. 12, 2022

But I was green with envy, I’m not going to lie to you.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2022

“I would always be pea green with envy, watching all those fabulous actors in their fabulous outfits doing this period piece,” she said.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022

It’s their track, though, that has us all green with envy.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

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