grist to the 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.
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