drill into
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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By 2017, monitoring wells — narrow pipes drilled into the ground to test groundwater — confirmed that contamination had been migrating off-site.
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
The defender controlled the ball on his chest before drilling into the bottom right corner for his first goal in Italy after joining from Marseille in February.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
That was the message Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley drilled into his players ahead of Thursday’s game against the Kings at Kia Center amidst a season-long six-game losing streak.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The chatbot starts with questions about a final group project and drills into details based on each student’s answers.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
The defender controlled the ball on his chest before drilling into the bottom right corner for his first goal in Italy after joining from Marseille in February.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
That was the message Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley drilled into his players ahead of Thursday’s game against the Kings at Kia Center amidst a season-long six-game losing streak.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The chatbot starts with questions about a final group project and drills into details based on each student’s answers.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Drill into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drill%20into. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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