hammer in

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Verb

hammer in - teach by drills and repetition

beat in, drill in, ram down

drill - teach by repetition

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w>hammer in

vt sep

nail etc → einschlagen, einhämmern

(fig) fact → einhämmern, einbläuen (inf)

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At last, Uncle Podger would get the spot fixed again, and put the point of the nail on it with his left hand, and take the hammer in his right hand.

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With a 5-1b rawhide hammer in hand, the repair tech quickly sighted down the dowel pin in each cavity to its locating slot in the plate.