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driving someone to drink

driving someone to drink is the present participle and gerund 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 driving someone to drink

What is driving someone to drink the present participle and gerund of?
Driving someone to drink is the present participle and gerund of drive someone to drink.

Words near driving someone to drink in the dictionary

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

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