the driving force

*the driving force (behind someone or something )

the person or a thing that motivates or directs someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; become ~; serve as~.) Making money is the driving force behind most businesses. Ambition is the driving force behind Tom. Love can also be the driving force.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alphonzo	al-FAHN-zo	English (Rare)
Dorian	DAWR-ee-ən (English)	English, French
Crane	[krein]
Radoslav	rah-dah-SLAHF (Russian)	Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Oona	OO-na (Irish), O:-nah (Finnish)	Irish, Finnish
Dubaku	-	Western African, Akan