- drill in(to something)
- drill in(to something)to bore into or penetrate something. •
The worker drilled into the wall in three places.
•Please don't drill into the wall here, where it will show.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
drill in(to something)
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drill something into someone — drill (something) into (someone) to have something repeated very frequently. You learn vocabulary by having it drilled into you. Related vocabulary: hammer home something … New idioms dictionary
drill something into — drill (something) into (someone) to have something repeated very frequently. You learn vocabulary by having it drilled into you. Related vocabulary: hammer home something … New idioms dictionary
drill into someone — drill (something) into (someone) to have something repeated very frequently. You learn vocabulary by having it drilled into you. Related vocabulary: hammer home something … New idioms dictionary
drill into — drill (something) into (someone) to have something repeated very frequently. You learn vocabulary by having it drilled into you. Related vocabulary: hammer home something … New idioms dictionary
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