hammer in

• Verbe à particule signifiant enfoncer quelque chose à coups répétés dans une surface, ou au sens figuré, inculquer ou marteler une idée ou une leçon en la répétant avec insistance.

A phrasal verb used to indicate forcefully driving something into a surface, or metaphorically, to emphasize or instill an idea or lesson repeatedly.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Drive into a surfaceformal

   To force something, like a nail, into a surface by hitting it repeatedly with a hammer.

   Enfoncer à coups de marteau

   • He hammered in the nail to hang the picture.
   • She hammered in the tent pegs to secure it.
   • The carpenter hammered in the final nail.

   Synonymesbeat indrive in

2. Teach or emphasize repeatedlyinformal

   To make someone understand or remember something by repeating it many times.

   seriner

   • The teacher hammered in the importance of grammar rules.
   • He hammered in the safety instructions until everyone remembered them.
   • The coach hammered in the strategy before the big game.

   Synonymesdrive homeinculcate

Verbe de basehammer