drill something into someone
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to tell someone something repeatedly so that they remember it:
It was drilled into us at an early age that we should always say "please" and "thank you".我们从小就被反复告知总要记着说“请”和“谢谢”。
My mother drilled certain ideas into me from when I was very little.
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The rules are drilled into their heads daily.
The school's motto has been drilled into students and staff for generations.
It must be drilled into players that off the pitch they need to use their spare time well.
All students and staff have it drilled into them that lights and computers must be switched off at the end of the day.
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drill something into someone | American Dictionary
drill something into someone
phrasal verb with drillverbus/drɪl/
to tell something to someone again and again until the person knows it:
This attention to detail is drilled into the top managers.
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