“Green with envy”
Définition
Very jealous.
Exemples
Examples
“He was green with envy when he saw her new car.”
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Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
He was _____ when he saw her new car.Compare with the original example
He was green with envy when he saw her new car.
Write a two-line conversation using “Green with envy”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Green with envy" mean?
- "Green with envy" means very jealous.
- How do you use "Green with envy" in a sentence?
- Example: "He was green with envy when he saw her new car."
- Should I interpret "Green with envy" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.