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French
FrenchRiche comme Crésus
Meaning: Enormously wealthy.
Literally: Rich as Croesus
Example: “Depuis qu'il a gagné au loto, mon voisin est riche comme Crésus.” — Since he won the lottery, my neighbor has been as rich as Croesus.
English equivalent: Rich as Croesus
Equivalents in other languages
English: rich as Croesus
Origin: Croesus, last king of Lydia in the 6th century BC, whose gold was proverbial and who according to Herodotus was warned by Solon to count no man happy until he was dead. He was subsequently defeated by Cyrus, which is the part the phrase omits.
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