Drum (something) into (someone's) head In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "drum (something) into (someone's) head", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2021-06-21 04:06

Meaning of Drum (something) into (someone's) head (redirected from drum something into somebody's head )

Synonyms:

to deliver , to give someone information , to tell someone something

Drum something into somebody's head British American phrasal verb

To make someone learn something by repeating it many times

The teacher drummed the Maths formulas into his students’ head.

I drum the to-do list into my head everyday.

Other phrases about:

sound like a broken record

To say the same thing repeatedly

toing and froing

1. Constant movement or travel between places or locations

2. Used to refer repeated discussions or thought that doesn't make any progress

I don't mind admitting, telling you..., etc.

Used when you want to tell someone something even if it can make you embarrassed or depict you unfavorably

hear tell (of)

To be told about something
 

Grammar and Usage of Drum something into somebody's head

Verb Forms

  • drums something into somebody’s head
  • drummed something into somebody’s head
  • be drumming something into somebody’s head
  • have/had trummed something into somebody’s head

The verb "drum" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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punch (one's) ticket

1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work

Example:

1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket. 
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.

 

 

 

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