have the Midas touch

Fig. to have the ability to be successful, especially the ability to make money easily. (From the name of a legendary king whose touch turned everything to gold.) Bob is a merchant banker and really has the Midas touch. The poverty-stricken boy turned out to have the Midas touch and was a millionaire by the time he was twenty-five.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Redding	[rediŋ]
Dubhghall	-	Irish, Scottish
Hiroko	hee-ṙo-ko	Japanese
Herk	-	Various
PaŬLo	POW-lo	Esperanto
Ekwueme	-	Western African, Igbo