| 单词 | green-eyed monster |
| 释义 | green-eyed monsterSEE SYNONYMS FOR green-eyed monster ON THESAURUS.COM nounjealousy: Othello fell under the sway of the green-eyed monster. Origin of green-eyed monsterFirst recorded in 1595–1605 Words nearby green-eyed monsterGreene, green earth, greenery, Greeneville, green-eyed, green-eyed monster, greenfield, Greenfield Park, Greenfield's disease, greenfinch, green fingers Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with green-eyed monstergreen-eyed monster Jealousy, as in Bella knew that her husband sometimes succumbed to the green-eyed monster. This expression was coined by Shakespeare in Othello (3:3), where Iago says: “O! beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on.” It is thought to allude to cats, often green-eyed, who tease their prey. Also see green with envy. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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