Pound (something) into (one's) thick skull In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "pound (something) into (one's) thick skull", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Julia Huong

2022-05-07 12:05

hammer (something) into (one's) head , hammer (something) into (one's) thick skull , pound (something) into (one's) head

Pound (something) into (one's) thick skull informal verb phrase

To commit a piece of knowledge to one's or another's long-term memory, especially by intense repetition.

You shouldn't pound your revenge into your children's thick skull.

Mary tried to pound English grammar into her thick skull to prepare for the examination.

Don't pound this nonsense into their thick skull.

it was fun while it lasted

Said when one is looking back on something enjoyable or worthwhile in the moment that it was happening even though it was impermanent

An Elephant Never Forgets

To imply the one with a good memory

jog your memory

To make someone recall something.

jog sb's memory

To make someone remember something

Those were the days!

Used to describe that a particular period of time in the past was better than the present time

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