Collocations for envy - noun
ADJ.
extreme | unconscious | class, social
QUANT.
tinge, touch
I detected a tinge of envy in her tone.
I detected a tinge of envy in her tone.
pang, stab, twinge
I felt a twinge of envy for the people who lived there.
I felt a twinge of envy for the people who lived there.
VERB + ENVY
be consumed with, be green with, feel, have
I had no envy of his success.
I had no envy of his success.
express, show | arouse, excite, fill sb with, inspire
Her youth and looks aroused extreme envy in her rivals.
Her youth and looks aroused extreme envy in her rivals.
PREP.
with ~
I look with envy on those lucky people with big families.
I look with envy on those lucky people with big families.
~ at
I was filled with envy at their adventurous lifestyle.
I was filled with envy at their adventurous lifestyle.
~ for
the envy she felt for her sister
the envy she felt for her sister
PHRASES
be the envy of sb/sth
British television is the envy of the world (= is admired by everyone).
British television is the envy of the world (= is admired by everyone).
an object of envy
Her car was an object of envy in the neighbourhood.
Her car was an object of envy in the neighbourhood.