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All these stories are grist to the mill of the government because they build up a very useful war psychosis.
Helen Suzman

Meaning of "grist to the mill" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRIST TO THE MILL

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRIST TO THE MILL

griseofulvin
griseous
grisette
Grisham
Grishun
griskin
grislier
grisliest
grisliness
grisly
grison
Grisons
grissini
grist
grister
gristle
gristliness
gristly
gristmill
grisy

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRIST TO THE MILL

ball mill
boring mill
coffee mill
cotton mill
diploma mill
flour mill
gin mill
lumber mill
mill
paper mill
pepper mill
pug mill
rolling mill
rumor mill
rumour mill
run of the mill
stamp mill
steel mill
strip mill
water mill
weaving mill

Synonyms and antonyms of grist to the mill in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «grist to the mill» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRIST TO THE MILL

Find out the translation of grist to the mill to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grist to the mill from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grist to the mill» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

谷物的磨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el agua al molino
570 millions of speakers

English

grist to the mill
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चक्की को पीसने के लिये अन्न
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مربح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

льют воду на мельницу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

água ao moinho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´eau au moulin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Grist ke kilang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wasser auf die Mühlen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ミルへグリスト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공장 에 되
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grist menyang pabrik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lúa mạch cho nhà máy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆலைக்கு மணிக்கட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चक्कर मारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Değirmene öğüt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acqua al mulino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wodą na młyn
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ллють воду на млин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apă la moară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νερό στο μύλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koring op die meul
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vatten på kvarnen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grist til møllen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grist to the mill

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRIST TO THE MILL»

The term «grist to the mill» is regularly used and occupies the 59.706 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRIST TO THE MILL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grist to the mill

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QUOTES WITH «GRIST TO THE MILL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word grist to the mill.
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Helen Suzman
All these stories are grist to the mill of the government because they build up a very useful war psychosis.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRIST TO THE MILL»

Discover the use of grist to the mill in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grist to the mill and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Grist to the mill: selected writing, 1970-1995
Contains articles on art, artists, and a few other topics, all reprinted from The Guardian, London, unless otherwise indicated. Also includes previously unpublished screenplays.
Caroline Tisdall, 1995
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Multi-Functional English-Chinese Dictionary
Phrase: bring grist to the mill M%k zhuan qian Example: The baby-sitter is not very well paid, but at any rate it brings grist to the mill.S ijfi B^i^lMfr . ^S^^rFJ^ ISMo dang Ifn shf bao md de gong zuo bao chou bu duo, bu guo duo shao ke yi zhuan ...
Jane Sun, 2009
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Stories from Life - A Book for Young People
... he had carried grist to the mill, chopped wood, followed the plow barefooted, clerked in a country store,—did everything that a loving son and brother could do to help win a subsistence for the family. In the midst of poverty, hard work, and the  ...
Orison Swett Marden, 1998
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The Wisdom of Orison Swett Marden: Pushing to the Front, ...
No discouragement or obstacle was allowed to swerve him from his purpose. Since the death of his father, when the boy was but five years old, he had carried grist to the mill, chopped wood, followed the plow barefooted, clerked in a country  ...
Orison Swett Marden, 2007
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A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
Get grist to the mill to have plenty in store. Tusser. 2. Supply ; provision. Swift. 3. Profit ; gain ; [as in Latin emolumentum, from molo, to grind ;] in the phrase, it brings grist to the mill. GRISTLE, n. griifl. [Sax. jnircle ; perhaps the L. cartil, ...
Noah Webster, 1832
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Issues in Education by Subject, Profession, and Vocation: ...
Ghent University: Grist to the Mill of Anti-evolutionism: The Failed Strategy of Ruling the Supernatural Out of Science by Philosophical Fiat By a News Reporter -Staff News Editor at Education Business Weekly — Data detailed on Science and ...
‎2013
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Sketches of the First Immigrant Settlers Newton Township, ...
A story is still extant, much to the scandal of our worthy ancestors, that, in going with a "grist" to the mill, they always put a stone in one end of the sack, the better to balance the grain in the other, when hung across the horse or ox that carried it,  ...
John Clement, 1877
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The Journeyer
They kept up a steady stream of badinage aimed to bolster their spirits. They too knew they were up there with the lieutenant as punishment for their testimony against Davenport. “Grist to the mill, Bennett my boy,” Hardy had said when they  ...
J. P. Bowie, 2005
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Blacks in Appalachia
... the Senate of 7: Grist to the Mill.
William Hobart Turner, Edward J. Cabbell, 1985
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Colloquial and Literary Latin
chapter 15 Grist to the mill: the literary uses of the quotidian in Horace, Satire 1.5 Richard F. Thomas The engagement of the Satires of Horace with everyday Latin has generally been a given.1 After all, the poet himself programmatically ...
Eleanor Dickey, Anna Chahoud, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRIST TO THE MILL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grist to the mill is used in the context of the following news items.
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Paradox Regained: Killing The Peace
More regrettably, it has provided grist to the mill of a new generation of separatists bent upon separating Kashmir from India. Two immediate ... «Outlook, Jul 15»
2
Krejcir defence team fights back
It could also be grist to the mill for a perjury charge against Ramahula, apparently sitting on head of detectives General Vinesh Moonoo's desk ... «Citizen, Jul 15»
3
Harper Lee book not just literary event
Bookstore planning for the July 14 release is already at an advanced stage, all of which, of course, is grist to the mill of marketing this most ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
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Maria Sharapova vs Coco Vandeweghe live from Wimbledon …
... and anything other than her best serving will simply be grist to the mill of Sharapova's returning. Sharapova is also vastly more experienced ... «Livetennis.com, Jul 15»
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Go Set a Watchman: Harper Lee's new novel is more than just a …
All of which, of course, is grist to the mill of marketing this most hotly-awaited book. But amid the screenings, the releases, the re-releases, and ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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Parallel Enigmas of Pirabaharan and Rajapaksa
... diaspora communities and alleged procurement of arms has become the latest 'grist to the mill' for those bent on resurrecting the mystique of ... «Groundviews, Jul 15»
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Friction reduction breakthrough is not snake oil
... in machines such as high performance cars and add grist to the mill of engineers designing a new generation of space exploration robots. «Science Codex, Jun 15»
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Religious fanaticism
The Chinese authorities would be advised to revisit such policies, which inadvertently bring grist to the mill of the extremists. Communism and ... «Daily Times, Jun 15»
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Cantillon: Were IBRC loans rolled over at old rates?
That getting on for half of IBRC's borrowers were paying an interest rate of less than 2 per cent seems extraordinary. It is grist to the mill of those ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
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Australian pseudo-lefts hail advance of US-backed Islamists in Syria
“These developments,” he declares, “are of course grist to the mill for those 'leftists' who have dedicated themselves to the defence of the fascist ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jun 15»

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