hammered into

VERB

work hard at

Synonyms

WEAK

continue drive home drub into drudge drum into endeavor grind grind into impress upon instruct keep on peg away persevere persist plug away pound away repeat stick to try hard try repeatedly work

Example Sentences

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hammered into

Mr. Austin’s backers said that with his prostate cancer, he was following a military ethos that has been hammered into him his entire work life: Don’t complain.

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024

One piece by Thomas Macie is still there today: pennies hammered into warehouse shelving units as a Donald Judd-style permanent installation at Ikea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2023

"This has been something that's really been hammered into us by these corporations for 50 years," Barnett said.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2023

Castillo left a changeup to Kepler up in the zone and it was hammered into the seats in right for a 3-0 lead.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

But his name, it is a nail that will be hammered into me and never come out again.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque