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Colorful idioms used in English
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Colorful English!
Word or Phrase: Part of Speech: Idiom or General?: Usage? Restricted?
green-eyed adjective idiomatic common No
Meaning:
jealous, envious
Example(s):
She was so green-eyed when she had seen the new sports car her best friend had gotten from her father for her 16th birthday.

Note: A similar term is green with envy.