"it’s all grist to the mill" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Anglais]

IPA: \ɪt‿s ˌɔːl ˈɡɹɪst tʊ ðə ˈmɪl\
  1. C’est toujours ça de gagné, ça ne sera pas perdu. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-it’s_all_grist_to_the_mill-en-phrase-YdOVq5-Q Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais, Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Dates manquantes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
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    },
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    }
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    "(Date à préciser) Traduction littérale : « Ce n’est rien que du grain pour le moulin »."
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "pos_title": "Locution-phrase",
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        "C’est toujours ça de gagné, ça ne sera pas perdu."
      ],
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        "figuratively"
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    {
      "ipa": "\\ɪt‿s ˌɔːl ˈɡɹɪst tʊ ðə ˈmɪl\\"
    }
  ],
  "word": "it’s all grist to the mill"
}
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    "(Date à préciser) Traduction littérale : « Ce n’est rien que du grain pour le moulin »."
  ],
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        "C’est toujours ça de gagné, ça ne sera pas perdu."
      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "\\ɪt‿s ˌɔːl ˈɡɹɪst tʊ ðə ˈmɪl\\"
    }
  ],
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