Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

know the drill

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables
know the -drill
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be acquainted with the normal process or procedure of a given activity or situation; to be familiar with how something is done.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

knows the drill (present, singular) knowing the drill (participle, present) knew the drill (past) known the drill (participle, past)

Phrases

know the score

Frequently Paired Words

know the score

Questions

What does know the drill mean?
To be acquainted with the normal process or procedure of a given activity or situation; to be familiar with how something is done.

How to pronounce know the drill

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