Usually means: Material or ideas used advantageously.
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  1. grist to the mill: Merriam-Webster
  2. grist to the mill: Collins English Dictionary
  3. grist to the mill: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. grist to the mill: Wiktionary
  5. grist to the mill: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. grist to the mill: Encyclopedia

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  1. grist to the mill: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (Grist to the mill)

noun:  (idiomatic, chiefly UK) Alternative form of grist for the mill [(idiomatic) Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity.]

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