drill through
Make a hole all the way through something using a drill, or keep going through something until you're done.
Meanings
To make a hole that passes completely through a material using a drill or similar tool.
"The engineer drilled through the concrete wall to run the new pipes."
To work through a large amount of material, data, or tasks in a thorough and systematic way.
"It took the analysts two days to drill through all the quarterly sales figures."
To penetrate or cut through something with focused effort or intensity (of sound, gaze, or feeling).
"The cold wind drilled through his thin jacket as he waited at the bus stop."
Used both literally (physical drilling) and figuratively (working through data, material, problems). The figurative sense is common in business and academic contexts.
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