rich as Croesus

Very wealthy, as in They're rich as Croesus, with their penthouse, yacht, and horses. This term alludes to Croesus, the legendary King of Lydia and supposedly the richest man on earth. The simile was first recorded in English in 1577.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nava	-	Hebrew
Mielikki	-	Finnish Mythology
Frediano	fre-DYAH-no	Italian
Agrona	-	Celtic Mythology
Osiris	o-SIE-ris (English)	Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Daria	DAHR-yah (Italian, Polish, Romanian), DAHR-ee-ə (English), DER-ee-ə (English), DAR-ee-ə (English)	Italian, Polish, Romanian, English, Croatian, Late Greek (Latinized)