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
Loraine	lə-RAYN	English
Geltrude	-	Italian
Bhaltair	-	Scottish
Ronalda	rah-NAWL-da	Scottish
BeÁTa	-	Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Ham	HAM (English)	Biblical