drive to drink

drive someone to drink

Fig. [for someone or something] to cause someone to turn to alcohol as an escape from frustration. Being a Cubs fan is enough to drive you to drink. She was driven to drink by the problems she had with her teenage son.

See also: drink, drive

drive somebody to drink

to make someone regularly drink a lot of alcohol The death of a spouse can be enough to drive some people to drink.

See also: drink, drive

drive somebody to drink

(humorous)

to make someone extremely anxious and unhappy I just couldn't live with someone like Malcolm. It would drive me to drink.

See also: drink, drive

drive to drink

see under drive crazy.

See also: drink, drive

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Richard	RICH-ərd (English), ree-SHAHR (French), RIKH-ahrt (German)	English, French, German, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Isidor	EE-see-dawr (German)	German, Russian, Macedonian
Matija	MAH-tee-yah (Croatian, Serbian)	Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Agapios	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
CevahİR	-	Turkish
Marmaduke	MAHR-mə-dook	English (British, Rare)