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drill and kill

drill and kill noun: a teaching technique in which students are repeatedly drilled on the same material.

Noun

drill and kill (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) A teaching technique in which students are repeatedly drilled on the same material.

Origin of drill and kill

Kill refers to killing the motivation of the students.

Questions about drill and kill

What does drill and kill mean?
Drill and kill means a teaching technique in which students are repeatedly drilled on the same material.
What part of speech is drill and kill?
Drill and kill is a noun.

Words near drill and kill in the dictionary

  1. drilid
  2. drilids
  3. drill
  4. drill 'n' bass
  5. drill and bass
  6. drill and kill
  7. drill and practice
  8. drill bit
  9. drill bits
  10. drill bow
  11. drill bows

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