beat into one's head Idiom
beat into one's head|beat|head
v. phr.,
informal To teach by telling again and again; repeat often; drill, also, to be cross and punish often.
Tom is lazy and stubborn and his lessons have to be beaten into his head. I cannot beat it into his head that he should take off his hat in the house.
beat into one's head
beat into one's head Also,
knock or
drum into one's head. Force one to learn something. For example,
Hard as I try, I can't seem to beat the correct safe combination into my head, or
He promised to drum the numbers into my head by morning, or
Whether we liked it or not, the English department was determined to knock Shakespeare into our heads. Although
beat implies violence, the first term, from the early 1500s, usually alludes more to a repeated striking of blows, that is, repetition or drilling; likewise with
drum (alluding to drumbeats), which dates from the early 1800s.
beat (something) into (someone's) head
To brainwash addition of article through acute and common repetition. The abecedary approved assault the actual into their active afore the statewide exam, but he was still anxious they weren't accepting it. You never accept to what I'm cogent you! Do I accept to exhausted it into your head, or what?Learn more: beat, headbeat into one's head
Also, knock or boom into one's arch . Force one to apprentice something. For example, Hard as I try, I can't assume to exhausted the actual safe aggregate into my head, or He promised to boom the numbers into my arch by morning, or Whether we admired it or not, the English administration was bent to beating Shakespeare into our active . Although beat implies violence, the aboriginal term, from the aboriginal 1500s, usually alludes added to a again arresting of blows, that is, alliteration or drilling; additionally with drum (alluding to drumbeats), which dates from the aboriginal 1800s. Apprentice more: beat, head