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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Research drilled inside dead trees Scientists recently drilled into trees to see what’s inside and to understand the role of ghost forests in the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Underwater, each tower sits atop a custom foundation drilled into the seabed.
—Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2024
The editors of the report then drilled into 19 metrics, which were weighted and rated based on a 100-point scale.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Iron bars are drilled into the rock walls to assist with the climb.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2024
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Underwater, each tower sits atop a custom foundation drilled into the seabed.
—Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2024
The editors of the report then drilled into 19 metrics, which were weighted and rated based on a 100-point scale.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Iron bars are drilled into the rock walls to assist with the climb.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Drill into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drill%20into. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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