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单词 green with envy
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green with envy

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Full of desire for someone's possessions or advantages; extremely covetous. For example, Her fur coat makes me green with envy. Shakespeare described envy as the green sickness (Anthony and Cleopatra, 3:2), but the current phrase, dating from the mid-1800s, is the one most often heard. Also see green-eyed monster.

Words nearby green with envy

Greenwich hour angle, Greenwich Mean Time, Greenwich Time, Greenwich Village, green-winged teal, green with envy, greenwood, green woodpecker, Green Zone, Greer, greet
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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