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.