as rich as croesus in English
very rich, filthy rich
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1. As construction appears in numerous similes, including the idioms As rich As Croesus, As big As life, As good As done
2. Croesus (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was the King of Lydia, a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BCE and was so wealthy that the old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him.His wealth, it is said, came from the sands of the River Pactolus in which the legendary King Midas washed his hands to rid himself of the 'Midas Touch' …