go from rags to riches



go from rags to riches

to start your life very poor and then later in life become very rich People who go from rags to riches are often afraid the good life will be snatched away from them.
See also: rag, riches

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eugenijus-Lithuanian
Lamont-English
Mirko-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Italian
Keren-HappuchKER-ən HAP-ook (English)Biblical
Baldr-Norse Mythology
Smadar-Hebrew