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rich as Croesus
- Extremely wealthy. Croesus was an ancient Greek king whose wealth was legendary.
Idioms and Phrases
Very wealthy, as in They're rich as Croesus, with their penthouse, yacht, and horses . This term alludes to Croesus, the legendary King of Lydia and supposedly the richest man on earth. The simile was first recorded in English in 1577.Example Sentences
He, of course, became as rich as Croesus, even as he bathed in the adulation of his television viewers.
“I promise you. I’m going to win that contest, and we will be rich as Croesus.”
Several are known for their philanthropy, but the bottom line is they are as rich as Croesus, or just about any other figure, historical or mythical.
Yet this retroactive recognition is nonetheless proof that a filmmaker can be both rich as Croesus and assured of a place in history while still remaining a misunderstood and unappreciated artist.
But that’s easy for them—they’re as rich as Croesus and can afford the finest ruffled tuxedo shirts and most luxuriant moustache waxes.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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