Grist : 한 번에 찧는 곡식의 양, 제분용 곡식, 찧은 곡식
Grist for the mill (Grist to the mill) : ~의 좋은 돈벌잇감, ~에게 유용한 것, ~에 이익이 되는 것, ~에 도움이 되는 것
1)
grist as a word on its own, means an amount of wheat or grain that is going to be ground up in the mill
grist, grain coming in or a load of grain comin in the mill
but I think you will only find this word 'grist' in this phrase, grist for the mill, grist to the mill
2)
grist to the mill, means something that can be useful
soemthing that is good for your purposes
if you are a writer, them all of the experiences that you've had in you past are all grist for the mill
they are something that will help you progress in what you are trying to do
it's something that is useful for a specific purpose
something that could might support your point of view
if you were a jounalist then all information is grist for the mill
this is the idea of something coming in to a process which will produce your desired product or will help your desired products
it's something useful that you can use
I know this experience wasn't very nice but it's good grist for the mill, it will help develop your character and you will be more careful in the future
effectively grist to the mill is anything that you can use for your advice to your advantage
when you're trying to get a job anything good that you've done is al grist to the mill in you CV
it's something useful
it's something that will go well in the process
2)
it's another thing
if you are buy and sell things, then you see another thing that is a bit boring but you are certain you can sell it.
it's grist for the mill, it's another thing that you can put into your process that give you money at the end even if it's not very exciting
maybe a lawyer looks at this latest case and he thinks well this is boring but it's grist for the mill, it's grist to the mill. it's going to be good for me and I am going to make money it works
if you are unemployed any small job here and there that pays something is all grist for the mill, it's going to give you money which you need
something that you can make uses of it a particular situation
something that will go well with your lifestyle with your business
soemthing which is be good for you
Formality : 4.5 - 5 as an idiom
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