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green–eyed monster
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green–eyed monster
(noun)
green–eyed monster
noun
green–eyed monster
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of GREEN–EYED MONSTER
the green-eyed monster
informal
:
jealousy thought of as a monster that bites or attacks people
She was bitten by
the green-eyed monster
. [=she became jealous]
The green-eyed monster
reared its (ugly) head [=I became jealous] when my ex-wife began dating someone else.
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