rumor 顺便还有little low on grist意思

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rumor
顺便还有little low on grist意思

绯闻女孩
"It's nothing. It's just the rumor mill."
"What's the rumor mill churning out these days, anything interesting?"
"You know, not really. It's a little low on grist."
"Whoa! Clever wordplay. I like it very much. You must be related to me."
"Only by marriage."

rumor mill
字面意思
流言磨坊
转义就是
流言蜚语
little low on grist
grist
n. 谷物, 尤指磨成粉用(或已磨成粉的)谷物
和前面的mill结合到一起了.
It's a little low on grist.
意思就是说最近啊,流言磨坊里的谷物有些不足.
转义为
最近并没有多少流言蜚语.
All is grist that comes to his mill. [谚]到他磨里的东西全会变成粉, 他善于利用每件事物[一切机会]获益.
bring grist to the mill 获[有]利, 能赚钱
to sb.'s grist 对...有利的东西
for sb.'s grist 对...有利的东西