grist for the mill

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grist for the mill (uncountable)

(idiomatic) Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity.

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I've lost both parents in the last two years, so you pick up on that stuff. That's the most terrible thing about being an author - standing there at your mother's funeral, but you don't switch the author off. So your own innermost thoughts are grist for the mill. Terry Pratchett

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