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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That’s often drilled into you by older sisters who demand it as a given, Nari Jeter, LMFT, a licensed couples therapist in Florida and cohost of The Coupled Podcast, tells SELF.
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 18 Sep. 2025
On July 21, 2024, the rover even drilled into Cheyava Falls and collected a sample.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
But while the area has been evacuated, a gang of robbers led by James is drilling into the subterranean vault of a nearby bank.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
That’s a rich dichotomy, and whenever the narrative voice drills into the specificity of Ruth’s anxious imagination, the reader is rewarded.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 18 Sep. 2025
On July 21, 2024, the rover even drilled into Cheyava Falls and collected a sample.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
But while the area has been evacuated, a gang of robbers led by James is drilling into the subterranean vault of a nearby bank.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
That’s a rich dichotomy, and whenever the narrative voice drills into the specificity of Ruth’s anxious imagination, the reader is rewarded.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drill into
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“Drill into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drill%20into. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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