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grist to the mill

grist to the mill
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [grist too stressed th ee mil]
    • /grɪst tu stressed ði mɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [grist too stressed th ee mil]
    • /grɪst tu stressed ði mɪl/

Definitions of grist to the mill words

  • phrase grist to the mill If you say that something is grist to the mill, you mean that it is useful for a particular purpose or helps support someone's point of view. 0
  • noun grist to the mill anything that can be turned to profit or advantage 0
  • noun grist to the mill (Idiomatic) (chiefly Britain) Alternative form of grist for the mill. 0
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Parts of speech for Grist to the mill

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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grist to the mill popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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