Synonyms:
Midas
Meaning: (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold
Usage examples
Midas looks to me like he had the advantage there."
"Midas can eat rooster, but rooster can't eat Midas.
"Here's another difference between Midas and chicken," Sheridan remarked, grimly.
Our dragnet was filled with Midas abalone, harp shells, obelisk snails, and especially the finest hammer shells I had seen to that day.
Having returned his antagonists's fire in this fashion, he blushed--for he could blush distinctly now--and his mother looked upon him with pleasure, thought the reference to Midas and roosters was of course jargon to her.