the green-eyed monster

1. Jealousy: “Carl has really been bitten by the green-eyed monster; he gets jealous if his wife so much as talks to another man.” This metaphor was coined by William Shakespeare in his play Othello.

Example Sentences

The thing about the green-eyed monster is that it feeds most ravenously on real talent.

From Los Angeles Times

It perplexed the author that Rebecca was marketed by her publisher as a love story; she viewed it as very dark, and all of its characters as eaten alive by the green-eyed monster.

From Slate

But seeing the large amounts of research funding being diverted to an area that overlaps with my own interests brings out the green-eyed monster in me.

From Nature

Five ways to tame the green-eyed monster.

From Seattle Times

Can you really vanquish the green-eyed monster with introspection and communication alone?

From The Guardian