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
Camilla	kə-MIL-ə (English), kah-MEEL-lah (Italian, Danish), KAH-meel-lah (Finnish)	English, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Christabelle	KRIS-tə-bel	English (Rare)
Adelmar	-	Ancient Germanic, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Ezra	['ezrə]
Goga	-	Georgian
Simonette	-	English (Rare)