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drill
(redirected from drills down)

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drill something into someone
to have something repeated very frequently. You learn vocabulary by having it drilled into you.
Related vocabulary: hammer home something

know the drill

to know what needs to be done or what usually happens in a situation. You know the drill — cut the grass, bag the clippings, and leave them at the curb.
See also: know

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The Indiana-based company's program summarizes, researches, analyzes and drills down into the regulatory data so that companies are able to better leverage technology to increase productivity and minimize compliance risks.
Designed for real estate businesses, FNIS BackOffice Financial Analyst drills down to the transaction details and eliminates connectivity difficulties, while creating graphically simple reports, automatic updating, complete financial worksheets for each real estate office and budget vs.
However, if you set up the report with drill-down functionality, all you need to do is double-click on an account name, such as Travel in cell B10, and the software automatically drills down to reveal the underlying detail of the expenses in row 10, as shown in exhibit 2.
 
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