draw water to one's mill​ 中文意思：谋取私利；把一切都往自己这边拉；让一切对自己有利​ 字面直译：把水引到自己的磨坊（比喻利用各种机会为自己谋利或为自己增加优势） 辩论中利用机会​： In the meeting, he kept drawing water to his mill by mentioning only the statistics that supported his proposal. （在会议上，他反复提起只支持自己提案的数据，一切往对自己有利的方向引导。） 谋取个人利益​： She’s really good at drawing water to her mill—whenever there’s a new project, she makes sure she gets the most credit. （她真的很会为自己谋利——每当有新项目时，她总能确保自己拿到最大的功劳。）