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                           Phrase(s): *green with envy  Fig. appearing jealous; appearing envious. (*Typically: be ~; become ~.)  •  My new car made my neighbor green with envy.  •  Bill was green with envy that I won first place.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
                    
                    
                    
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                           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  GREENEYED MONSTER.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        American Heritage Idioms