"apporter de l'eau au moulin de" meaning in All languages combined

See apporter de l'eau au moulin de on Wiktionary

Verb [French]

IPA: /a.pɔʁ.te d(ə) l‿o o mu.lɛ̃ də/ Forms: apporter de l’ eau au moulin de [canonical]
Etymology: Literally, “to bring water to someone's mill”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to bring water to someone's mill}} “to bring water to someone's mill”, {{lit|to bring water to someone's mill}} Literally, “to bring water to someone's mill” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} apporter de l’eau au moulin de
  1. (figuratively) to add grist for the mill, to bring grist for the mill, to provide ammunition for someone (to provide extra arguments in support of someone's stance) Tags: figuratively Synonyms: donner du grain à moudre à
    Sense id: en-apporter_de_l'eau_au_moulin_de-fr-verb-6nhen2ol Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "ipa": "/a.pɔʁ.te d(ə) l‿o o mu.lɛ̃ də/"
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