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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Menendez, who was not born in Cuba, allegedly had the practice of keeping cash on hand drilled into him by his parents who stashed money in door frames and in closets.
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Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 July 2024
Four years later—after much crowdfunding, letter writing, and drilling into the stone—the open-to-anyone turf court was finished.
—Nick Pachelli, Vogue, 3 July 2024
Worse still, woodpeckers drill into the wood, hoping to feed on carpenter bees and their larvae.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2024
Created by Fairmont Sign Co., the green letters made of aluminum and plastic sit drilled into 2-foot-tall concrete blocks, which company owner Nick Hanna says makes the letters extremely stable.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
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Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 July 2024
Four years later—after much crowdfunding, letter writing, and drilling into the stone—the open-to-anyone turf court was finished.
—Nick Pachelli, Vogue, 3 July 2024
Worse still, woodpeckers drill into the wood, hoping to feed on carpenter bees and their larvae.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2024
Created by Fairmont Sign Co., the green letters made of aluminum and plastic sit drilled into 2-foot-tall concrete blocks, which company owner Nick Hanna says makes the letters extremely stable.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Drill into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drill%20into. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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