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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Finishing with the ball tucked high across the goal line is something position coaches drill into every player throughout training camp.
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Zak Keefer, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Since 1999 Goldfinger and his team have been drilling into the seafloor at this tectonic crossroads, known as the Mendocino Triple Junction, to pull up cores that show a cross section of the sediments that have built up there.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
Neuralink has a backlog of 10,000 individuals interested in having its N1 device drilled into their skulls, according to President and Co-Founder Dongjin (DJ) Seo.
—PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Those stars have allegedly recommended her some procedures that’s she’s drilled into her routine.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2025
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Zak Keefer, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Since 1999 Goldfinger and his team have been drilling into the seafloor at this tectonic crossroads, known as the Mendocino Triple Junction, to pull up cores that show a cross section of the sediments that have built up there.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
Neuralink has a backlog of 10,000 individuals interested in having its N1 device drilled into their skulls, according to President and Co-Founder Dongjin (DJ) Seo.
—PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Those stars have allegedly recommended her some procedures that’s she’s drilled into her routine.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Drill into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drill%20into. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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