C1idiomstudyIELTS-friendly
drum something into someone
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to make someone learn something by repeating it many times
Often passive: 'It was drummed into me that…'. It suggests learning by endless repetition, not understanding.
In context
Our maths teacher drummed the formulas into us until we could recite them in our sleep.
Safety rules were drummed into every trainee on the very first day.
More idioms about study
- a bookworma person who loves reading and reads a lot
- a bright sparksaid ironically about someone whose clever idea was actually silly
- a closed booka subject that you do not understand or know anything about
- a crash coursea short course that teaches a lot in a very short time
- a dab hand at somethingvery good at a particular skill or activity