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grist that comes to the mill, all is

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | 171 words | Copyright

grist that comes to the mill, all is all experience or knowledge is useful (grist is corn that is ground to make flour). The saying is recorded from the mid 17th century.

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