vor Neid platzen
to be extremely jealous, almost unable to contain it
Türkçe: kıskançlıktan çatlamak
In a sentence
Der Konkurrent platzte fast vor Neid, als er den Auftrag sah.
How it is used
Means to be extremely jealous, almost unable to contain it. Colloquial/idiomatic register. Use when describing a rival: 'Er ist vor Neid geplatzt, als ich die Beförderung bekam.' Nuance: vivid, slightly dramatic.
Other verbs that go with Neid
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- jds. Neid erregento cause jealousy in others
- von Neid zerfressen seinto be consumed by jealousy over time
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