drill down
verb
drilled down; drilling down; drills down
: to thoroughly consider or analyze : examine
If you drill down into his platform, it's mostly the same stuff Democrats support, but more of it …—Jonathan Chait
Although drilling down into all of the complications of the 2007 to 2009 economic and financial crisis is a task requiring more verbosity than a column permits, a quick rundown for context is worthwhile.—M. Ray Perryman
But we don't have much data that drills down on the voting preferences of people in specific jobs, to distinguish between, say, dishwashers and factory workers.—Irv Randolph
Matches are based on a lengthy questionnaire that drills down the specifics of your dating preferences and personality.—Dorothy Pitti
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