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
Aleksandrina-Russian, Bulgarian
Odette[əu'det]
Chioma-Western African, Igbo
Oghenekaro-Western African, Urhobo
Alis-Welsh
Aeneas[i:'ni:æs]