drill down
verb
- to gain access to or acquire more detailed information
Wiktionary
noun
- an internal competition used to practice marching commands, in which the last person caught improperly executing a command wins
“We knew someone had lost when the last two people in the drill down ended up facing each other.”
verb
- To examine something on a more detailed level.
“The issue can be drilled down to a simple yes or no.”
- To examine information at another level or in greater detail; especially in a database, to navigate to a more detailed level or record.
“From the employee list, you can drill down to find addresses and pay history.”
- To replace data with more specific data.
“Clicking here lets you replace the annual sales data with monthly data, drilling down to help you track revenue.”
- To practice maneuvers in order to memorize them; to drill thoroughly (to practice).
“We've drilled down on guarding players with his skillset.”
- To score points; to do well in a basketball game.
“They drilled down three pointers throughout the second half.”