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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