Her mother had drummed good manners into her.
•She drummed in good manners day after day.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
drum something into someone — drum (something) into (someone) to teach something to someone by frequent repetition. Firefighters rely on training that s drummed into them through repeated exercises … New idioms dictionary
drum something into — drum (something) into (someone) to teach something to someone by frequent repetition. Firefighters rely on training that s drummed into them through repeated exercises … New idioms dictionary
drum something into — drive a lesson into (someone) by constant repetition. → drum … English new terms dictionary
drum something into — drive a lesson into (someone) by constant repetition it had been drummed into them to dress correctly … Useful english dictionary
drum into someone — drum (something) into (someone) to teach something to someone by frequent repetition. Firefighters rely on training that s drummed into them through repeated exercises … New idioms dictionary
drum into someone's head — If you teach something to someone through constant repetition, youdrum it into their head. When we were kids at school, multiplication tables were drummed into our heads … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
drum into — ˌdrum ˈinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they drum into he/she/it drums into present participle drumming into past tense … Useful english dictionary
drum into — drum (something) into (someone) to teach something to someone by frequent repetition. Firefighters rely on training that s drummed into them through repeated exercises … New idioms dictionary
drum — drum1 [ drʌm ] noun ** 1. ) count a musical instrument consisting of a tight skin stretched over a round frame that you hit with your hands or a stick. Someone who plays a drum is a drummer. => DRUM N BASS 2. ) count a large round container… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drum into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms drum into : present tense I/you/we/they drum into he/she/it drums into present participle drumming into past tense drummed into past participle drummed into drum something into someone to make someone learn or … English dictionary
drum into — PHRASAL VERB: usu passive If you drum something into someone, you keep saying it to them until they understand it or remember it. [have it V ed P n that] All through school we had it drummed into us that you need a degree to get a job... [be V ed … English dictionary
