drill down

verb

1. intr, adverb to look at or examine something in depth

   to drill down through financial data

Example Sentences

They’re also trying to drill down on the source of heavy metal concentrations in streams after wildfires by using unique isotopic fingerprints to connect the chemicals to either retardant or other sources.

From Los Angeles Times

Reyes said his staff members and others “had to drill down and go into depth,” whether they were taking on neighborhood slumlords or prevailing upon grandmothers and parents to reel in sons who “were creating all this havoc out there.”

From Los Angeles Times

Rather than urge Trump to maintain decorum and stick to the issues, Muir effectively brought the debate back to the issues: “Mr. President, I do want to drill down on something you both brought up. The vice president brought up your tariffs, you responded, and let’s drill down on this.”

From Slate

Because Prof Borenstein researches energy economics at the Haas School of Business, at the University of California, Berkeley, he was able to drill down into the numbers for his household.

From BBC

Because Prof Borenstein researches energy economics at the Haas School of Business, at the University of California, Berkeley, he was able to drill down into the numbers for his household.

From BBC