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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Contractors suggested drilling into the surface of the dome — built in the 1880s — to fasten sheets of plywood or other materials over the opening.
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Nor does drilling into them do him many favours.
—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
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Nor does drilling into them do him many favours.
—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
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“Drill into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drill%20into. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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