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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Without access to city water, West Odessa residents — like rural Texans across oil country — largely depend on water from wells drilled into the aquifer below.
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
The tables are marred with 30 years of holes of different sizes and depth drilled into the surface to accommodate different vehicle design builds.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
Laura felt The Replicant’s words being drilled into her skull.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Blue Ghost will spend the next week collecting samples, drilling into the subsurface and capturing high-definition imagery.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
The tables are marred with 30 years of holes of different sizes and depth drilled into the surface to accommodate different vehicle design builds.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
Laura felt The Replicant’s words being drilled into her skull.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Blue Ghost will spend the next week collecting samples, drilling into the subsurface and capturing high-definition imagery.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Drill into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drill%20into. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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