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drives someone to drink

drives someone to drink is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 drives someone to drink

What is drives someone to drink the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Drives someone to drink is the third-person singular simple present indicative of drive someone to drink.

Words near drives someone to drink in the dictionary

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

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