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Phrasal Verbs: Drill

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Question 1
Choose the correct usage:
A
The teacher drilled the rules into the students.
B
The teacher drilled the rules in the students.
Question 1 Explanation: 
The correct phrase is drill into, which means repeat something many times to make someone learn it.
Question 2
Choose the correct usage:
A
I really had to drill by the computer to get to the software.
B
The programmer had to really drill down to get the information from the database.
Question 2 Explanation: 
The correct phrase is drill down, which means search through layers of information on a computer.
Question 3
Choose the correct usage:
A
The officers drilled down around the facts to reach a final conclusion.
B
The police drilled down through the facts to reach the truth.
Question 3 Explanation: 
The correct phrase is drill down through, which means get to the bottom of something, get detailed data.
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