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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And her professors at Juilliard — particularly renowned playwrights Marsha Norman and Christopher Durang — drilled into her the importance of drawing on the personal. —

Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025 The study is the result of the world’s first successful application of high-precision radiometric dating on climate records obtained by drilling into ocean sediments, opening the door to improved measurements of past climate changes. —

Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2024 Jane’s end provided an opportunity to drill into his core to find a more level, objective foundation to anchor himself to. —

Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024 These slat wood panels are very simple to install (just a bunch of drilling into studs). —

Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drill into