grist (all grist to the (or one’s) mill )对(某人)有利的事情
该词组指有用之物。例如:
She firmly believed that her early experiences were all grist to the mill for an aspiring author.
她坚信自己的早期经历有助于她成为一名有抱负的作家。
grist是古英语单词,指磨坊里待碾磨的玉米。因此,如果某物被比作grist,表明无论它的初始形态如何,其本身都是有价值的。