green with envy
Consumed by envy; envious to the point where it is noticeable to others.
envy
/ˈɛnvi/
noun 5verb 5
Collocations
16(noun.)
ADJ
extreme | unconscious | class, social
QUANT
tinge, touch
There was just a touch of envy when she saw her friend's new car.
pang, stab, twinge
A pang of envy struck her when she saw her friend's new car.
VERB + ENVY
be consumed with, be green with, feel, have
She felt a pang of envy when her friend got the promotion she wanted.
express, show
arouse, excite, fill sb with, inspire
His success in winning the scholarship inspired envy among his classmates.
PREP
with ~
She watched with envy as her friend opened the acceptance letter from her dream university.
~ at
She felt a pang of envy at how easily her friend made new friends at school.
~ for
She couldn't hide her envy for her friend's new house in the city.
PHRASES
be the envy of sb/sth
Her new house has become the envy of all her neighbors.
an object of envy
His new house became an object of envy among all his friends.
(verb.)
ADV
greatly, really | secretly
PREP
for
My brother envies me for getting the job he wanted at the company.
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