Wasser auf die Mühlen sein
to be grist to the mill
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Grammar that uses this word
- Pronoun 'er' (he/it, nominative)Pronomen 'er' (Nominativ)
- Pronoun 'wir' (we, nominative)Pronomen 'wir' (Nominativ)
- Pronoun 'Sie' (you, formal, nominative)Pronomen 'Sie' (formell, Nominativ)
- Definite article 'das' (the, neuter, nominative)Bestimmter Artikel 'das' (neutrum, Nominativ)
Examples
Solche Pannen sind auf die Mühlen der .
Such blunders are grist to the critics' mill.