make sb jealous
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To cause someone else to feel jealous.
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- 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.