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driv someone to drink

driv someone to drink is the simple past of drive someone to drink.

Meaning of drive someone to drink

Verb

drive someone to drink (third-person singular simple present drives someone to drink, present participle driving someone to drink, simple past drove someone to drink, past participle driven someone to drink)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic, intransitive) To cause someone to drink lots of alcohol, as an escape from frustration.
    Synonyms:
    drive to drink

Questions about driv someone to drink

What is driv someone to drink the simple past of?
Driv someone to drink is the simple past of drive someone to drink.

Words near driv someone to drink in the dictionary

  1. driting
  2. dritten
  3. driue
  4. driuen
  5. driv
  6. driv someone to drink
  7. driv to drink
  8. drivability
  9. drivable
  10. drive
  11. drive a coach and horses through

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