green with envy

phrase

: very envious

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

Examples of green with envy in a Sentence

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Golf is a good walk spoiled, Mark Twain was purported to have said, but surely nobody could ever say that about a day at The Masters – and especially the greenest of thumbs are guaranteed to leave Augusta National green with envy. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026

At virtually every stage, the government collects a share of the total value created by the tech transfer process that’d make any venture capitalist green with envy. — Tomas J. Philipson, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026

Lionel Messi has, once again, made horophiles green with envy, sporting an incredible Audemars Piguet before the match between Inter Miami and Atlanta United. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025

Shrek 5 has landed a star that may make other franchises green with envy. — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025