A: I am terribly sorry that I can’t join the tea party this afternoon. I have to take my daughter Mary to a dance class. It was a last-minute decision.

B: Oh, is everything ok?

A: You know, Mary loves being on stage, so she is just green with envy that Alice got the lead in the school play. And she made a quick decision to join a dance class on the weekend. The audition is this afternoon.

B: It’s good that she turns her jealousy into motivation.

Note: Greenish-colored skin on the face was traditionally believed to show jealousy. If you are green with envy, you very much want to do something that another person is doing or have what they have. This expression is usually used light-heartedly rather than disapprovingly. Other phrases like “green as jealousy” and “green-eyed monster” have a similar meaning.