be green with envy
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an idiom meaning to be very envious
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Examples (10)
- When I see her travel photos, I am green with envy.
- He was green with envy watching his rival accept the award.
- You'll be green with envy when you see my new apartment.
- Weren't you green with envy when Tom got that promotion?
- I felt so jealous; I was literally green with envy.
- His colleagues were green with envy over his sudden success.
- My old car just sits there, being green with envy of all the new models on the street.
- If I had known about the party, I would have been green with envy.
- She tried to hide it, but her face showed she was green with envy.
- The other departments were green with envy at our team's budget increase.