nouveau riche Idiom, Proverb
from rags to riches
from poverty to wealth, from bum to millionaire She went from rags to riches when she gambled in Vegas.
rags to riches
(See from rags to riches)
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adv. phr. Suddenly making a fortune; becoming rich overnight.
The Smiths went from rags to riches when they unexpectedly won the lottery.
embarrassment of riches
embarrassment of riches An overabundance of something, too much of a good thing, as in
All four of them have their own cars but there's no room in the driveway—an embarrassment of riches. This term originated in 1738 as John Ozell's translation of a French play,
L'Embarras des richesses (1726).
the nouveau riche
Collectively, the associates of a chic of anew affluent people, as against to those who accept affiliated their wealth. The appellation generally implies that the anew acquired abundance is actuality boastful or spent ostentatiously. Old money families knew how to be the pillars of the community, but the nouveau riche aloof buy cars and mansions.Learn more: nouveau, richethe ˌnouveau ˈriche
(from French, disapproving) bodies who accept afresh become affluent and like to appearance how affluent they are in a actual accessible way: As a affiliate of the nouveau riche, Tom can generally be apparent at New York’s best fashionable venues.The acceptation of the French byword is ‘new rich’.Learn more: nouveau, riche