drum something into someone(‘s head)

drum something into someone(‘s head)
Drum something into someone(‘s head)
 вбить в голову, зазубрить
 Yes, I know that. They drummed it into me as a child. Now I’m drumming it into my own children.

English-Russian small dictionary of idioms. 2014.

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