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
&Thorn;One	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Gaia	GAY-ə (English), GIE-ə (English), GAH-yah (Italian)	Greek Mythology, Italian
Preecha	-	Thai
HlÍF	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Kaui	-	Hawaiian
Ashton	ASH-tən	English