- 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. 2014.
drum into
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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 — [v] make a point strongly din into, drive home*, hammer away*, harp on*, instill, reiterate; concepts 49,75 … New thesaurus
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
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 — ► NOUN 1) a percussion instrument with a skin stretched across a rounded frame, sounded by being struck with sticks or the hands. 2) a cylindrical object or part, especially a container. 3) a sound made by or resembling that of a drum. 4) Austral … English terms dictionary
drum — I n. percussion instrument 1) to beat, play; roll a drum 2) a bass drum; kettledrum; snare drum 3) muffled drums 4) the drums roll cylinder 5) a brake drum II v. (d; tr.) to drum into (to drum smt. into smb. s head) * * * [drʌm] … Combinatory dictionary
drum — drum1 [drʌm] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from Dutch trom] 1.) a musical instrument made of skin stretched over a circular frame, played by hitting it with your hand or a stick ▪ a big bass drum ▪ 1000 people marched, beating drums and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
