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drill into

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drilled into; drilling into; drills into

Definition of drill 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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“Drill into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drill%20into. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.

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