grist for one's/the mill
idiom
US
: something that can be used for a particular purpose
Now that he's a writer, he regards his difficult childhood experiences as grist for the mill.
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The Hernandez story even became grist for the mill of comedy during the roast of Hernandez’s old teammate, Tom Brady, earlier this year.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
Of course, whether The Bear should be competing as a comedy has been grist for the mill since at least Season 2.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 15 Sep. 2024
Leaks of this sort are grist for the mill of a free press.
—Michael Walzer, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
Haters become grist for the mill, emboldening fan armies to double down on their general’s behalf.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
There’s more grist for the mill on this thorny matter.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
My grist for the mill in today’s discussion is how generative AI is putting together the mental health guidance that the AI is showcasing to a person using the AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Being in love was grist for the mill, as were world war and Anglo-Catholicism: All were instrumental in producing the poetry Eliot was ultimately able to write.
—Evan Kindley, The New Republic, 30 Nov. 2022
And even the peculiar prejudices of the island became grist for the mill once Booster read Austen’s novel and realized that her story of social stratification would map neatly onto his own experiences.
—New York Times, 3 June 2022
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
Of course, whether The Bear should be competing as a comedy has been grist for the mill since at least Season 2.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 15 Sep. 2024
Leaks of this sort are grist for the mill of a free press.
—Michael Walzer, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
Haters become grist for the mill, emboldening fan armies to double down on their general’s behalf.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
There’s more grist for the mill on this thorny matter.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
My grist for the mill in today’s discussion is how generative AI is putting together the mental health guidance that the AI is showcasing to a person using the AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Being in love was grist for the mill, as were world war and Anglo-Catholicism: All were instrumental in producing the poetry Eliot was ultimately able to write.
—Evan Kindley, The New Republic, 30 Nov. 2022
And even the peculiar prejudices of the island became grist for the mill once Booster read Austen’s novel and realized that her story of social stratification would map neatly onto his own experiences.
—New York Times, 3 June 2022
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“Grist for one's/the mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grist%20for%20one%27s%2Fthe%20mill. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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