Midas touch

English Etymology From the Greek legend of King Midas, related in chapter XI of Ovid’s Metamorphoses (8 ), whom Dionysus (the god of, among other things, wine and winemaking) gave the power to turn things to gold by touching them. Pronunciation en /ˌmaɪdəs ˈtʌt͡ʃ/ RP,GA en En-au-Midas touch.ogg AU en Mi das touch Proper noun en Greek mythology literally The ability to turn everything one touches into gold. en 1978 Kołakowski Leszek Leszek Kołakowski w:Main Currents of Marxism II: The Golden Age pl Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój P[aul] S[teven] Falla 1976 w:Clarendon Press w:Oxford 9780198245698 961252281 516 https://archive.org/details/maincurrentsofma00lesz/page/516 All phenomena that arouse moral indignation if they occur in bourgeois society are turned to gold, as if by a Midas touch, if they serve the interests of the new power: the armed invasion of a foreign state is liberation, aggression is defence, tortures represent the people's noble rage against the exploiters. en idiomatic The ability to achieve financial reward (or, more generally, success) from one's actions easily and consistently. en golden touch en reverse Midas touch Derived terms en reverse Midas touch Translations ability to gain financial reward or success from one’s actions easily and consistently Finnish: fi Midaan kosketus Galician: gl toque de Midas m Greek: el το άγγιγμα του Μίδα n Italian: it tocco di Mida m Polish: pl dotyk Midasa m Portuguese: pt toque de Midas m See also en chrysopoeia golden age,golden era golden boy everything one touches turns to gold<qq:synonymous force, different part of speech> Anagrams en acdhimostu mustachio'd en Gold en allusions eponyms terms derived from Greek mythology en Fictional abilities