have the Midas touch



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.
See also: have, Midas, touch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HellaHE-lah (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Arkadiuszahr-KAHD-yuwshPolish
HyldaHIL-dəEnglish (Rare)
Abisai-Biblical Latin
Wasim-Arabic
Iliyana-Bulgarian