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green-eyed monster

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Definition of green-eyed monster

: jealousy imagined as a monster that attacks people —usually used with the Finally, he suffered from professional jealousy, although, at least in public, he kept the green-eyed monster at bay most of the time.— Ron FimriteCan it be that Suzanne was envious because you had a date? It sounds as if the green-eyed monster may have taken over and clouded her judgment.— Ann Landers
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 To mark the 20th anniversary of the show’s premiere, The Times rounded up 10 of the best looks styled by costumer Patricia Field to unleash the (fashionable) green-eyed monster in all of us. — Tara Paniogue, latimes.com, "'Sex and the City': The top 10 looks from the fashion-forward series," 5 June 2018 At least one person has been bit by the green-eyed monster after the successful launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket last week. — Natasha Bach, Fortune, "Richard Branson Admits He's 'A Little Bit Jealous' of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Launch," 15 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of green-eyed monster

circa 1616, in the meaning defined above

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