green-eyed monster
noun
jealousy: Othello fell under the sway of the green-eyed monster.
Origin of green-eyed monster
First recorded in 1595–1605
Words nearby green-eyed monster
green zone,
green's theorem,
green-backed heron,
green-collar,
green-eyed,
green-eyed monster,
green-light,
green-wellie,
green-winged teal,
greenaway,
greenback
Idioms and Phrases with green-eyed monster
green-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.