richer than Croesus

Exceptionally wealthy; having large amounts of money to spend. Croesus, the ruler of Lydia in Asia Minor in the 6th century, B.C., was legendary for his vast wealth. I hear her father is richer than Croesus, so I wouldn't be too worried about her future. These companies are all richer than Croesus, able to afford the very best legal teams in the world, so what hope does an ordinary guy like me have against them in a court of law?

richer than Croesus

Very wealthy. Croesus ruled an ancient Asia Minor kingdom who amassed a fabulous amount of wealth (he is also credited with having minted the first gold coins). How he would have compared to computer moguls and hedge-fund tycoons can never be measured, but his name lived on as someone who wasn't worried about where his next meal was coming from. “Rockefeller” was the late 19th- and 20th-century comparison: “He spends money like he's Rockefeller.” A Chock Full O' Nuts commercial included the line “better coffee Rockefeller's millions can't buy” until the Rockefeller family requested a change to “better coffee a millionaire's money can't buy.”

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释义	richer than Croesus richer than Croesus Exceptionally wealthy; having large amounts of money to spend. Croesus, the ruler of Lydia in Asia Minor in the 6th century, B.C., was legendary for his vast wealth. I hear her father is richer than Croesus, so I wouldn't be too worried about her future. These companies are all richer than Croesus, able to afford the very best legal teams in the world, so what hope does an ordinary guy like me have against them in a court of law? See also: Croesus Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. richer than Croesus Very wealthy. Croesus ruled an ancient Asia Minor kingdom who amassed a fabulous amount of wealth (he is also credited with having minted the first gold coins). How he would have compared to computer moguls and hedge-fund tycoons can never be measured, but his name lived on as someone who wasn't worried about where his next meal was coming from. “Rockefeller” was the late 19th- and 20th-century comparison: “He spends money like he's Rockefeller.” A Chock Full O' Nuts commercial included the line “better coffee Rockefeller's millions can't buy” until the Rockefeller family requested a change to “better coffee a millionaire's money can't buy.” See also: Croesus Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price See also: (as) rich as Croesus rich as Croesus Croesus a whale of a party bowl bigger they are, the harder they fall bigger they come, the harder they fall, the the bigger they are, the harder they fall the bigger they come, the harder they fall the bigger they come/are, the harder they fall References in classic literature your brother Ned is getting richer than Croesus by railway speculations; they call him in the Piece Hall a stag of ten; and I have heard from Brown. Professor This happened when the head of Amazon got divorced and lost a large part of his wealth to his former wife while still leaving him richer than Croesus, as Boris Johnson as a classical scholar might say. South Wales Echo letters: Wednesday, July 17, 2019; Your letters to the South Wales Echo Facebook is undermining democracy at the same time as it is making Mark Zuckerberg richer than Croesus. And it is now clear that this monster, like Dr Frankenstein's, is beyond its creator's control. An excellent critique of Facebook This time, Kwan's keen social scalpel reveals the ultra-rich of mainland China: newer than nouveau riche, richer than Croesus, so over the top and power-mad that they make the jaded, older-moneyed Singporeans look downright dowdy. The rich are different However, this refers to stock one where the bankers make their piles of cash which make them richer than Croesus rather then where folk buy suitcases and strange toiletries. Market force; On the web So what do YOU think? Join the debate on our Forums at ... www.examiner.co.uk Sound advice it may be to a man who has a loving family and is richer than Croesus but racing - and more particularly winning - is Schumacher's first love, perhaps his obsession. Motor Racing: SCHUMACHER TOLD: IF YOU WIN Thanks to the VU/USA deal, he's richer than Croesus and runs a major studio again. Winners. (Inside Moves)
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