To be very jealous of another person. My daughter loves being on stage, so she is just green with envy that Alice got the lead in the school play.When I was a kid, I threw my brother's birthday cake on the floor because I was green with envy that it wasn't my birthday.
to regard one with jealousy or resentment because of someone or something one has. I envy you for your lovely car.We all envy you for your beautiful children.
Fig. appearing jealous; appearing envious. (*Typically: be ~ become ∼.)My new car made my neighbor green with envy.Bill was green with envy that I won first place.
to wish very much that you had something that another person has Sharon's going off to the south of France for three weeks and we're all green with envy.
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.