3 English Phrasal Verbs With 'DRILL'

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3 phrasal verbs with 'DRILL'

Drill down

1. Search through layers of information on a computer
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: I really had to DRILL DOWN to get the answers from the database.

Drill down through

1. Get to the bottom of something, get detailed data
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: They DRILLED DOWN THROUGH the information to find the truth.

Drill into

1. Repeat something many times to make someone learn it
   (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
   
   » Example: The teacher DRILLED the rules INTO the students.

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