This is a very useful business English phrase, but it can sound strange if you translate it directly.
In meetings, to drill down means to look at something in more detail.
You can use it when a topic is too general and you want to talk about the facts, numbers, reasons, or next steps more clearly.
You can say:
🔵 We need to drill down into the numbers before we make a decision.
🔵 Let’s drill down into the main issue here.
🔵Could we drill down into why this is happening?
🔵 I’d like to drill down into the feedback from customers.
🔵 Before we agree on the next step, can we drill down into the timeline?
A simpler way to say it is:
✅ Let’s look at this in more detail.
Save this if you want to sound more natural at work.
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