B2idiomemotionsIELTS-friendly
green with envy
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very jealous of someone
Often light-hearted, about holidays, gadgets or jobs. In English, green is the colour of jealousy.
In context
My friends were green with envy when they saw my photos from Phu Quoc.
Her new job in Singapore made her classmates green with envy.
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- a chip on your shouldera lasting anger because you feel you were treated unfairly in the past
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