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.
See also: back, drive, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ola (2)AW-lahPolish
Amrit-Indian, Hindi
Shad (2)SHADEnglish
AlbinAHL-been (Polish) Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, French, English, Slovene
ClioKLEE-o (Italian)Greek Mythology (Latinized), Italian
Lucius['lu:sjəs]