Idiom
know the drill
Meaning
To be acquainted with the normal process or procedure of a given activity or situation; to be familiar with how something is done.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We know the drill, so let's start the meeting.”
“Since we have done this safety training every year, we all know the drill by now.”
“The veteran staff members moved with practiced efficiency through the emergency procedure, as they knew the drill better than anyone else in the building.”
Examples
simple
“We know the drill, so let's start the meeting.”
contextual
“Since we have done this safety training every year, we all know the drill by now.”
complex
“The veteran staff members moved with practiced efficiency through the emergency procedure, as they knew the drill better than anyone else in the building.”
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