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driven someone to drink

driven someone to drink is the past participle 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 driven someone to drink

What is driven someone to drink the past participle of?
Driven someone to drink is the past participle of drive someone to drink.

Words near driven someone to drink in the dictionary

  1. driven out
  2. driven someone crazy
  3. driven someone insane
  4. driven someone mad
  5. driven someone nuts
  6. driven someone to drink
  7. driven someone to the wall
  8. driven someone up the wall
  9. driven something down
  10. driven something into the ground
  11. driven stick

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