drive back on

drive someone back on something

to force someone to tap reserves of something. The hard times drove them back on their life savings. The challenges of being a corporate executive drove her back on all her personal resources.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Reko	RE-ko	Finnish
Mairwen	-	Welsh
Ramona	[rə'məunə]
BeÁTa	-	Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Magni	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Rehoboam	-	Biblical