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drum something into someone

 and drum something into someone's head; drum something in

Fig. to teach someone something intensely. Her mother had drummed good manners into her. She drummed in good manners day after day.

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drum something into somebody

to teach something to someone by frequent repetition Firefighters rely on training that's drummed into them through repeated exercises.

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