pound (something) into (one's) thick skull
pound (something) into (one's) thick skull
To commit some piece of information into one's or someone else's long-term memory, especially through intense repetition. How many times do I have to pound it into your thick skull? Do not drive my car unless I give you permission first! I've just been trying to pound these formulas into my thick skull for the big test tomorrow!
See also: pound, skull, thick
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- pound (something) into (one's) head
- hammer (something) into (one's) head
- hammer (something) into (one's) thick skull
- ride (one's) coattails
- ride on (one's) coattails
- ride on coattails
- ride on someone's/something's coat-tails
- ride (on) the coattails of (someone)
- on the coattails of
- on the coattails of (someone)