Midas Touch
Etymology
From King Midas of Phrygia, who in Ovid’s "Metamorphoses" was granted by Dionysus the wish that all he touched turn to gold — then found his food, drink, and daughter turned to lifeless metal. The modern phrase keeps the golden-touch image but usually drops the curse, which is the whole point of the original tale. It survives as praise, though its source was a caution against greed.
noun phrase · /MY-duhs TUHCH/
A knack for making every venture succeed or turn a profit.
What it names
A shorthand for someone whose involvement seems to guarantee gold — while quietly carrying the myth’s warning.
Example
Every startup she advised seemed to take off — investors said she had the Midas touch.
Related idea
The Midas touch celebrates the golden result; hubris names the overreaching pride the myth was actually warning against — the same story, read for its promise or its punishment.