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Midas touch

noun

Definition of MIDAS TOUCH

:  an uncanny ability for making money in every venture
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First Known Use of MIDAS TOUCH

1813

Rhymes with MIDAS TOUCH

a bit much, common touch, double-clutch, double Dutch, overmuch, pretty much, such and such

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