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MIDAS TOUCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Midas touch mean?
• MIDAS TOUCH (noun)
The noun MIDAS TOUCH has 1 sense:
1. an ability to make and manage large amounts of money
Familiarity information: MIDAS TOUCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ability to make and manage large amounts of money
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("Midas touch" is a kind of...):
ability (the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment)
Context examples
In fact, you will have the Midas touch all year, but especially in December and January.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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