green with envy

idiom

: very envious
They were green with envy over the neighbors' new boat.

Examples of green with envy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Pick one up for $13,000 to make other collectors green with envy. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 June 2024 The reigning queen of European vacation style has returned to the continent to defend her crown, kicking off the summer with an outfit that would surely make Carrie Bradshaw green with envy. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 June 2024 Like its sisters, the Northern Thai restaurant is bedazzled with iridescent flowers, hanging lanterns and golden frill, a high level of décor that matches food engineered half toward taste and half toward making your Instagram followers green with envy. Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024 Scottie Scheffler had every golfer green with envy over the weekend. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for green with envy 

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“Green with envy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20with%20envy. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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