water to (one's) mill

water to (one's) mill

That which excites or energizes one. Romantic poetry is water to Lisa's mill—she could talk about Shelley and Keats all day.
See also: mill, water
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • between wind and water
  • body of water
  • float through
  • float through (something)
  • in smooth water
  • in smooth water(s)
  • make water
  • by water
  • Adam's ale
  • ale