Hammer into

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verb

To teach or instill something strongly and repeatedly to someone.

The teacher spent the entire week trying to hammer the multiplication tables into our heads.
Visual representation of "hammer into" - To teach or instill something strongly and repeatedly to someone

Often appears as...

  • hammer into one's head
  • hammer into someone

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Colloquial

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Strong Emphasis

The phrase suggests a forceful and persistent way of teaching.

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Our coach hammered sportsmanship principles into us.
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Emotional Frustration

Sometimes used to express annoyance towards someone's learning process.

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I keep hammering the rules into him, but he forgets!
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Repeated Effort

It implies repeated instruction until the lesson is learned.

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The tutor had to hammer the formulas into the students.
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