grist to the mill


grist to the mill

A useful resource in a particular situation. If my detractors hear about this blunder, it will just be grist to the mill.See also: grist, mill

grist to the mill

experience, material, or knowledge which can be turned to good use. Grist in the sense of ‘corn that is to be ground’ is now used only in this phrase and in the proverb all is grist that comes to the mill . The word is related to Old Saxon gristgrimmo meaning ‘gnashing of teeth’.See also: grist, mill