drum something into someone

drum something into someone
drum (something) into (someone) to teach something to someone by frequent repetition.

Firefighters rely on training that's drummed into them through repeated exercises.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • drum something into — drum (something) into (someone) to teach something to someone by frequent repetition. Firefighters rely on training that s drummed into them through repeated exercises …   New idioms dictionary

  • drum something into — drive a lesson into (someone) by constant repetition. → drum …   English new terms dictionary

  • drum something into — drive a lesson into (someone) by constant repetition it had been drummed into them to dress correctly …   Useful english dictionary

  • drum into someone — drum (something) into (someone) to teach something to someone by frequent repetition. Firefighters rely on training that s drummed into them through repeated exercises …   New idioms dictionary

  • drum into someone's head —    If you teach something to someone through constant repetition, youdrum it into their head.     When we were kids at school, multiplication tables were drummed into our heads …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • drum into — ˌdrum ˈinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they drum into he/she/it drums into present participle drumming into past tense …   Useful english dictionary

  • drum into — drum (something) into (someone) to teach something to someone by frequent repetition. Firefighters rely on training that s drummed into them through repeated exercises …   New idioms dictionary

  • drum — drum1 [ drʌm ] noun ** 1. ) count a musical instrument consisting of a tight skin stretched over a round frame that you hit with your hands or a stick. Someone who plays a drum is a drummer. => DRUM N BASS 2. ) count a large round container… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • drum into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms drum into : present tense I/you/we/they drum into he/she/it drums into present participle drumming into past tense drummed into past participle drummed into drum something into someone to make someone learn or …   English dictionary

  • drum into — PHRASAL VERB: usu passive If you drum something into someone, you keep saying it to them until they understand it or remember it. [have it V ed P n that] All through school we had it drummed into us that you need a degree to get a job... [be V ed …   English dictionary

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