rich as Croesus

Cultural  

1. Extremely wealthy. Croesus was an ancient Greek king whose wealth was legendary.

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rich as Croesus Idioms  

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

He’s decades older than her but as rich as Croesus, having proudly transformed himself into the “Timeshare King.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

He, of course, became as rich as Croesus, even as he bathed in the adulation of his television viewers.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2020

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.

From Washington Times • Jan. 27, 2017

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.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 6, 2016

He was rich as Croesus, something he had never expected to be, not in a million years.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut