drive someone to drink

verb

To cause someone to drink lots of alcohol, as an escape from frustration.

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Meanings

verbdrive 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)

present singular third person drives someone to drink · participle present driving someone to drink · past drove someone to drink · participle past driven someone to drink

  1. figurativelyidiomaticintransitiveTo cause someone to drink lots of alcohol, as an escape from frustration.

    Synonyms: drive to drink

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo cause someone to drink lots of alcohol, as an escape from frustration.

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