Choose the correct meaning of the underlined idiom from the options given below :
We should guard against our green - eyed friends.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → jealous
Green-eyed means jealous or envious. The expression comes from Shakespeare, who called jealousy "the green-eyed monster". Green-eyed friends are those who resent our success, and the sentence warns us to be careful of them.
Example: Her green-eyed cousin could not bear to see her new car.