Jealousy and selfish

Lesson 2

fight like cat and dog

Title: fight like cat and dog

Meaning: argue jealously and violently all the time

Example

The married couple fought like cat and dog the entire time they were together

green with envy

Title: green with envy

Meaning: extremely jealous of another person

Example

Sally was green with envy when he saw my brand new car

apple of discord

Title: apple of discord

Meaning: something that causes trouble or unhappiness

Example

The right to host the next Olympic games has become an apple of discord between the two countries

have designs on

Title: have designs on

Meaning: to have a plan or secret desire to get something

Example

to have a plan or secret desire to get something

feather one’s (own) nest

Title: feather one’s (own) nest

Meaning: If you say that you are feathering your own nest, you mean that you are working so hard to gather resources (money) to live a comfortable life in the future

Example

John is so much concerned about helping others instead of feathering his own nest

By hook or by crook

Title: By hook or by crook

Meaning: by any possible means

Example

The farmer will not sell us the land. By hook or by crook, he is hanging on to it

axe to grind

Title: axe to grind

Meaning: have a private or selfish reason for doing something

Example

He should not become the chairman of the committee as he has too many axes of his own to grind