Phrase guide

grist for the mill

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grist

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: apporter de l’eau au moulin — (idiomatic) Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity
  • French: donner du grain à moudre — (idiomatic) Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity
  • Galician: todo o que ven á rede é peixe — (idiomatic) Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity
  • German: Wasser auf die Mühlen — (idiomatic) Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity
  • Polish: woda na młyn — (idiomatic) Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity
  • Russian: при́быль (príbylʹ) — (idiomatic) Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity
  • Russian: вы́года (výgoda) — (idiomatic) Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity
  • Swedish: få vatten på sin kvarn — (idiomatic) Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity