# das Wasser auf die Mühlen

das Wasser auf die Mühlen is a German noun meaning “an advantageous circumstance, something that someone can seize upon, that strengthens their argument or position; grist for the mill (but not equivalent in all contexts)”. Forms: des Wassers auf die Mühlen.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Wassers auf die Mühlen

## Meanings

1. _no plural_ an advantageous circumstance, something that someone can seize upon, that strengthens their argument or position; grist for the mill (but not equivalent in all contexts)
   - Dieser Tritt ins Fettnäpfchen war natürlich Wasser auf die Mühlen ihrer Kritiker. — This fauxpas was grist to the mill for her critics, of course.

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