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单词
grist for the mill
释义
grist for the mill
phrase
If you say that something is
grist for the mill
, you mean that it is useful for a particular purpose or helps support someone's point of view.
The press desperately needs new information, and everything we do is grist for themill.
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grist
grist for the mill
or
grist to the mill
something that can be put to good use in a particular situation
You are, of course, much better at writing songs when you are completely miserable– it gives you so much more grist for the mill.
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to be on the level
to be on the line
to be on the lookout for sth
to be on the loose
to be on the mend
to be on the move
to be on the naughty step
to be on the news
to be on the operating table
to be on the phone
to be on the pill
to be on the point of doing sth
to be on the prowl
to be on the prowl (for sth)
to be on the radar
to be on the radar screen
to-be-on-the-receiving-end
to be on the receiving end at the receiving end
to be on the receiving end of sth
to be on the right track
to be on the road
to be on the rocks
to be on the safe side
to be on the same wavelength
to be on the/sb's payroll
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