(all) grist to the millBritish EnglishBrE, (all) grist for the mill American EnglishMORE/EXTRA something that is useful in a particular situation 有用的东西；有利的事情 Any publicity is good – it’s all grist to the mill. 任何宣传都是好的——它总能起到作用。
(all) grist to the mill• This is all grist to the mill of orthodox social democratic analyses of crime.• In fact, all the events' of daily life are grist to the mill of these popular singers.• Humans had become mere technical grist to the mill like any base metal.
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