Collocations for envy - noun
… OF ENVY
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.
arouse, excite, fill sb with, inspire
Her youth and looks aroused extreme envy in her rivals.
PREPOSITION
with envy
I look with envy on those lucky people with big families.
I look with envy on those lucky people with big families.
envy at
I was filled with envy at their adventurous lifestyle.
I was filled with envy at their adventurous lifestyle.
envy 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 among her friends.
Her car was an object of envy among her friends.