beat in
Definition
- Verb:
- To teach or establish something through persistent drills and repetition: The action of repeatedly practicing or drilling an idea, skill, or piece of information until it is thoroughly learned or ingrained.
Usage
- The core meaning of "beat in" is to instill knowledge or a habit by constant, forceful repetition. It often implies a method that is rigorous, insistent, or even tedious.
- It is a transitive phrasal verb, requiring a direct object (the thing being taught) and is often followed by a prepositional phrase like "into someone's head."
Examples
- Verb:
- The sergeant had to beat in the importance of discipline to the new recruits.
- My father tried to beat the value of hard work in to me from a young age.
- The formula was finally beaten in after hours of practice.
Advanced Usage
- "to beat something into someone's head": A common, more emphatic idiom using the same core concept.
- I can't seem to beat the safety procedures into his head. (I can't make him learn and remember the safety procedures despite repeated instruction.)
Variants and Related Words
- Drill (verb): To instruct or exercise by repetition.
- The coach drilled the team on the new play.
- Inculcate (verb): To instill an idea, attitude, or habit by persistent instruction. (More formal synonym)
- The school aims to inculcate a love of learning.
Synonyms
- Instill: To gradually but firmly establish an idea or attitude.
- Impress upon: To emphasize something so that it is remembered.
- Hammer into: To teach something through forceful repetition (similar informal idiom).
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Beat into: This is the standard form of the phrasal verb, where the object can be placed between "beat" and "into."
- He beat the rules into them.
Related Idioms
- Beat a dead horse: To persist in a course of action or argument long after it is relevant or useful. (This idiom relates to the concept of pointless repetition, but is distinct from the teaching meaning of "beat in.")
Verb
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teach by drills and repetition
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