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It sounds like the tutorial is saying

the correct depth is you want your drywall screw to be flush with the paper

cambridge gives these explanations about flush

When you flush, you become red in the face, especially as a result of strong emotions, heat, or alcohol:

If you flush a toilet, or if a toilet flushes, its contents empty and it fills with water again:

none of them apply this situation, so, what does flush mean in this sentence "flush with the paper"?

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    Look a little further down the page and you will find: “ at the same level as another surface: I want the light fittings to be flush with the ceiling.”
    – Orbital Aussie
    Commented Jan 29, 2020 at 5:36
  • If you want to explore the origins of the apparently unrelated meanings of “flush” go to Etymonline here: etymonline.com/word/…
    – Orbital Aussie
    Commented Jan 29, 2020 at 5:41
  • @OrbitalAussie Thank you so much. Would you please move your comments to answer? I'll accept it.
    – zghqh
    Commented Jan 29, 2020 at 7:16

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The meaning of flush in this sentence is (from your Cambridge Dictionary entry):

  • at the same level as another surface: I want the light fittings to be flush with the ceiling.

This meaning of “flush” seems very unlike its other meanings, but all the meanings are thought to be related. To read more about the origins and meanings of “flush” go to Etymonline here.

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