the green-eyed monster
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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 ● Oct. 19, 2020
Can you really vanquish the green-eyed monster with introspection and communication alone?
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2018
When it comes to Lola, his protective impulses awaken the green-eyed monster in more insidious ways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2016
Last time I checked, there were not a lot of laughs in Shakespeare’s tragedy about a Moorish general beset by the green-eyed monster.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2016
Well, the poor creature soon got under the influence of the green-eyed monster, and formed the opinion that Lord Marksford was flirting with other ladies of his acquaintance.
From The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney
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