all is grist that comes to the mill

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• all is grist that comes to the mill — Everything that is received or obtained is put to use. Grist is corn to be ground. The is freqently replaced by a possessive pronoun or phrase. Similar to the older all is fish that comes to the net. The metaphorical expression grist to one’s… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• All is grist that comes to his mill — Grist Grist, n. [AS. grist, fr. grindan. See {Grind}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Ground corn; that which is ground at one time; as much grain as is carried to the mill at one time, or the meal it produces. [1913 Webster] Get grist to the mill to have… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• all is fish that comes to the net — Everything can be used to advantage. The is frequently replaced by a possessive pronoun or phrase. Similar in form and sense to all is grist that comes to the mill. c 1520 in Ballads from MSS (1868–72) I. 95 Alle ys ffysshe that commyth to the… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• all — see all good things must come to an end it takes all sorts to make a world all things are possible with God all things come to those who wait all’s for the best in the best of all possible worlds all cats are grey in the dark …   Proverbs new dictionary

• mill — see the mill cannot grind with the water that is past all is grist that comes to the mill the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small …   Proverbs new dictionary

• grist — see all is grist that comes to the mill …   Proverbs new dictionary

• Grist — Grist, n. [AS. grist, fr. grindan. See {Grind}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Ground corn; that which is ground at one time; as much grain as is carried to the mill at one time, or the meal it produces. [1913 Webster] Get grist to the mill to have plenty in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Grist — For the publication, see Grist Magazine.Grist is grain that has been separated from its chaff in preparation for grinding. It can also mean grain that has been ground at a grist mill. Its etymology derives from the verb grind. Grist can be ground …   Wikipedia

• To bring grist to the maill — Grist Grist, n. [AS. grist, fr. grindan. See {Grind}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Ground corn; that which is ground at one time; as much grain as is carried to the mill at one time, or the meal it produces. [1913 Webster] Get grist to the mill to have… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …   Proverbs new dictionary

• come — see all things come to those who wait the bigger they are, the harder they fall don’t cross the bridge till you come to it easy come, easy go never do evil that good may come of it first come, first served …   Proverbs new dictionary