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green with envy

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  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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That success has Mr. Jentleson green with envy.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

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

Past the resentful older houses tinged green with envy, cowering in their private driveways among their private rubber trees.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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