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grist for the mill — Something that you can use to your advantage is grist for the mill. ( Grist to the mill is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
grist for the mill — Something that you can use to your advantage is grist for the mill. ( Grist to the mill is also used.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
(all) grist for the mill — (all) grist to the/sb s ˈmill idiom (BrE) (NAmE (all) grist for the/sb s ˈmill) something that is useful to sb for a particular purpose • Political sex scandals are … Useful english dictionary
grist to the mill — 1. Raw material for feeding a process 2. Anything that can be turned to profit or advantage • • • Main Entry: ↑grist * * * grist to the mill phrase something that can be used for achieving an aim Sex scandals are grist to the mill of the tabloid… … Useful english dictionary
grist to the mill — something that can be used for achieving an aim Sex scandals are grist to the mill of the tabloid press … English dictionary
grist for the mill — useful experience, material, or knowledge … Useful english dictionary
grist for your/the mill — (US) (or Brit grist to your/the mill) : something that can be used for a particular purpose Now that he s a writer, he regards his difficult childhood experiences as grist for the mill. [=he regards them as material that he can use as a writer] • … Useful english dictionary
(all) grist to the mill — (all) grist to the/sb s ˈmill idiom (BrE) (NAmE (all) grist for the/sb s ˈmill) something that is useful to sb for a particular purpose • Political sex scandals are … Useful english dictionary
grist for/to your/the mill — see ↑grist • • • Main Entry: ↑mill … Useful english dictionary
grist to the (or one's) mill — something that can be used for profit or advantage. → grist … English new terms dictionary
