golden touch
Wealth-making ability
The golden touch is an ability to succeed financially in whatever one undertakes—every venture turns profitable, every investment pays off.
The phrase alludes to King Midas, who in Greek myth was granted the power to turn anything he touched into gold.
She has the golden touch when it comes to real estate.
Someone with a golden touch seems blessed with effortless success.
Mythical transmuting monarch
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
flourishing · glory · acclaim · prestige · eminence · fortune · breakthrough · genius
Mythical transmuting monarch
- unintendedNot done on purpose
- consequenceResult of an action
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- isolationComplete separation from others
hubris · warning · parable · cautionary · ruin · tragedy · loss · irony
Abundant valuable possessions
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- affluenceAbundance of money
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
assets · fortune · millionaire · billionaire · inheritance · endowment · profit · windfall
Mystical metal transformation
- transmutationComplete change of form
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- transfigureChange appearance dramatically
- convertChange in form or faith
change · alter · enhance · elevate · improve · upgrade · refine · polish
Midas
Mythical transmuting monarch
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
accomplishment · flourishing · glory · acclaim · prestige · eminence · fortune · breakthrough · genius · talent
Midas
Mythical transmuting monarch
- unintendedNot done on purpose
- consequenceResult of an action
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
isolation · hubris · warning · parable · cautionary · ruin · tragedy · loss · irony · backfire
riches
Abundant valuable possessions
luxury · assets · fortune · millionaire · billionaire · inheritance · endowment · profit · windfall · bonanza
alchemy
Mystical metal transformation
- transmutationComplete change of form
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- transfigureChange appearance dramatically
convert · change · alter · enhance · elevate · improve · upgrade · refine · polish · perfect
- King MidasKing Midas, donkey ears
- Color Idiomsblack sheep, blue moon, green light, red flag, white lie
- body idiomsheart of stone, cold heart, warm heart, soft heart, frozen heart
- metal folklorealchemy, cold iron, magic swords, philosophers stone, transmutation
- bonusesbonus, cash bonus, performance bonus, retention bonus, relocation bonus
- prosperitywealth, riches, fortune, success, abundance
golden touchkiss of death
Ultimately ruinous act
reverse Midas touch · jinx · losing streak · black thumb · death spiral
gold, golden, goldfish, gilded, gilding, goldenrod, goldsmith, goldfinch, goldfield