make sb jealous

Frequency: 7.012.8 per million words

To cause someone else to feel jealous.

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Examples (10)

  • Ignore her—she's only trying to make you jealous.
  • His constant praise for his ex-girlfriend would always make her jealous.
  • Her new car will definitely make some neighbors jealous.
  • Don't try to make your partner jealous; it often backfires.
  • Seeing them together might make him jealous.
  • He didn't mean to make anyone jealous with his vacation photos.
  • Sometimes a little competition can make people jealous but also motivate them.
  • The way she flaunted her success was designed to make others jealous.
  • I hope my promotion doesn't make my colleagues jealous.
  • His expensive gifts always seemed to make her friends jealous.