"The Midas touch" nghĩa là gì?

Midnight in Paris, Pont Gargliano. The city and tower lights reflected off the moist atmoshpere rendering everything with a Midas touch. Photo courtesy atl10trader.

'The Midas touch': theo truyện cổ tích, Midas là vua của Phrygia - người chạm vào bất kỳ thứ gì đều biến thứ đó thành vàng -> cụm từ này nghĩa là khả năng làm ra tiền từ bất kỳ việc gì đảm nhận (the ability to make money out of anything that you undertake).

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On top of her own ventures, the former beauty queen is highly sought-after by many Aussie brands. They consider her to have the Midas touch, with her endorsement the seal of approval to many Aussies.

Asghar Stanikzai, the Afghanistan captain, then gave the ball to Rashid - the man with the Midas touch. The 18-year-old ushered in his well disguised googly to castle Wilson. Dawlat Zadran, the seamer, backed him up by administering the coup de grace to dismiss Thompson in the 45th over.

Croesus’ huge wealth is said to have come from the sands of the River Pactolus, where the legendary King Midas washed his hands to rid himself of the ‘Midas Touch’, which turned everything he laid hands on into gold. According to the legend this turned the sands of the river rich with gold. It was Croesus who financed the building of the great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of The Seven Wonders of the ancient world. So, he was not short of a few bob.

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