drill into
phrasal verb
drilled into; drilling into; drills into
: to force (something) to be learned very well by (someone) by repeating it again and again
Our teacher drilled the lesson into our heads.
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The extender was secured with zip ties, ensuring that nothing was drilled into the school’s wooden bed frame.
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Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
World & Nation Texas pipeline explodes as crew drills into line, causing huge fire
Nov. 14, 2013
The valve, which appears to have been protected by a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire, is located within a long, grassy corridor where high-voltage power lines run.
—Juan A. Lozano and Sean Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
The exploratory holes drilled into the breccia pipe to locate uranium could exacerbate that problem, some fear.
—science.org, 15 Aug. 2024
Producers drill into the earth and direct a high-pressure mixture of water, sand and chemicals at shale rock layers to release the gas inside.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
World & Nation Texas pipeline explodes as crew drills into line, causing huge fire
Nov. 14, 2013
The valve, which appears to have been protected by a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire, is located within a long, grassy corridor where high-voltage power lines run.
—Juan A. Lozano and Sean Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
The exploratory holes drilled into the breccia pipe to locate uranium could exacerbate that problem, some fear.
—science.org, 15 Aug. 2024
Producers drill into the earth and direct a high-pressure mixture of water, sand and chemicals at shale rock layers to release the gas inside.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Drill into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drill%20into. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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