grist
21grist — see all is grist that comes to the mill …
22grist — n. 1 corn to grind. 2 malt crushed for brewing. Phrases and idioms: grist to the (or a person s) mill a source of profit or advantage. Etymology: OE f. Gmc, rel. to GRIND …
23grist 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… …
24grist 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] • …
25grist for the mill — Something that you can use to your advantage is grist for the mill. ( Grist to the mill is also used.) …
26grist to the (or one's) mill — something that can be used for profit or advantage. → grist …
27grist to the mill — ► grist to the mill useful experience or knowledge. Main Entry: ↑grist …
28grist-mill — gristˈ mill noun A mill for grinding grain • • • Main Entry: ↑grist …
29grist for/to your/the mill — see ↑grist • • • Main Entry: ↑mill …
30grist mill — grist mill, a mill for grinding grain …