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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Nor does drilling into them do him many favours.
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
Agents and robots can drill into data sets to identify patterns and generate options.
—Anu Madgavkar, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Its device is considered highly invasive, requiring a robotic arm to drill into the skull.
—PC Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
Rescuers are continuing to search for a missing coal miner, who has been trapped in a flooded West Virginia coal mine since Saturday, as rescuers look to drill into the mine with the search entering its fifth day.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2025
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
Agents and robots can drill into data sets to identify patterns and generate options.
—Anu Madgavkar, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Its device is considered highly invasive, requiring a robotic arm to drill into the skull.
—PC Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
Rescuers are continuing to search for a missing coal miner, who has been trapped in a flooded West Virginia coal mine since Saturday, as rescuers look to drill into the mine with the search entering its fifth day.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Drill into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drill%20into. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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