Midas touch In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Midas touch", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2021-05-12 01:05

Meaning of Midas touch (redirected from the Midas touch )

The Midas touch noun phrase

Normally, the verb "have" stands in front of this phrase.

The ability to make money or succeed in everything one does

My boss is a businessman with the Midas touch.

Our new sales excecutive seems to have the Midas touch. He has got several big contracts this month.

Other phrases about:

have the world at your feet

To be extremely successful and admired by a range of people.

succeed by narrow margin

To narrowly succeed or defeat someone in something

(one) has a bright future ahead (of one)

One has the potential for being successful in the future ahead.

win (something) by a hair

To succeed in something by only a small amount

Purple patch

If someone is going through a purple patch, that means they have a very successful or lucky period, especially in sports.

 

Origin of The Midas touch

Midas, King of Phrygia, is said to have begged the gods to turn everything he touched into gold. Midas begged Dionysus to grant his wish, but when the food he wanted to eat turned to gold, he requested the gods to return their gift. Midas was then commanded by Dionysus to bathe in the River Pactolus in order to wash the gift clean.By the seventeenth century the idea was applied figuratively to any person with a gift for making money.

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(right) up your alley

Being perfectly suitable for one's interests or abilities

Example:

Jasmine really loves children, so being a kindergarten teacher would be right up her alley.

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