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Examples
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I've always wanted to touch peoples 'lives in a Midas-like way.
Super human: Howard, Magic's man of steel, has joy for life 2009
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Morris, however, was too rich to be a folk hero, and the ultimate failure of his personal fortune robbed him of any Midas-like mystique.
Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010
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Whether his fabulous existence brings him endless joy or Midas-like emptiness is an interesting question.
From political wizard to a byword for excess. The journey's over for Tony 2010
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Morris, however, was too rich to be a folk hero, and the ultimate failure of his personal fortune robbed him of any Midas-like mystique.
Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010
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I cannot begin to imagine the torments of self-selected mutilation and recovery, the King Midas-like isolation of Neverland, the uncertain, unsettling efforts to manufacture family, the living nightmare that—surely—no amount of lavish amusement could dissipate.
Michael 2009
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For Phelps, there is such high expectations that anything less than a Midas-like haul of gold medals will look like a disappointment for Aquaman.
Bill Katovsky: Chinese Takeout -- How to Watch the Olympics 2008
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The Bush administration fanaticized about using shock and awe to "decapitate" the Iraqi regime, and then -- King Midas-like -- touching the country to make it prosperous, civil, and — most important for the Bush administration — compliant.
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Antoine possessed an almost Midas-like talent for making money, and he had rapidly built up sufficient wealth as a tax collector to begin exploiting foreign trade.
The Dragon’s Trail Joanna Pitman 2006
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Antoine possessed an almost Midas-like talent for making money, and he had rapidly built up sufficient wealth as a tax collector to begin exploiting foreign trade.
The Dragon’s Trail Joanna Pitman 2006
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Antoine possessed an almost Midas-like talent for making money, and he had rapidly built up sufficient wealth as a tax collector to begin exploiting foreign trade.
The Dragon’s Trail Joanna Pitman 2006
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