C2idiomsuccessIELTS-friendly
the Midas touch
USUK
an ability to make money or succeed in almost everything you do
From a Greek king whose touch turned things to gold. Usually 'have the Midas touch'. Said of investors, managers and producers. It can be negative: 'lose the Midas touch'.
In context
Everything the young investor buys rises in value, and people say he has the Midas touch.
Not every project has the Midas touch: the founder's third start-up closed within a year.
More idioms about success
- a blessing in disguisesomething that seems bad at first but later brings a good result
- a close calla situation in which you only just avoid danger or failure
- a dream come truesomething you have wanted for a long time that has finally happened
- a feather in your capan achievement that you can be proud of and that may help you later
- a flash in the pana sudden success that does not last or happen again