drill into
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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In 2016 a team of scientists drilled into the crater left behind by the Chicxulub impact, along the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, according to a statement.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
On Friday, a third-party employee working at the facility was hospitalized after drilling into a tank that pressurized and sprayed sulfuric acid onto the worker, The Charlotte Observer’s news partner WSOC reported.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Rarely, a secondary problem may occur if woodpeckers discover the bounty and drill into the wood in search of bee larvae.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
Because Kittle’s Achilles ruptured higher up the calf, his repair did not require holes being drilled into his heel.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
On Friday, a third-party employee working at the facility was hospitalized after drilling into a tank that pressurized and sprayed sulfuric acid onto the worker, The Charlotte Observer’s news partner WSOC reported.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Rarely, a secondary problem may occur if woodpeckers discover the bounty and drill into the wood in search of bee larvae.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
Because Kittle’s Achilles ruptured higher up the calf, his repair did not require holes being drilled into his heel.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
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“Drill into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drill%20into. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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