drive at

British  

verb

1. informal (intr, preposition) to intend or mean

   what are you driving at?

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drive at Idioms  

1. Mean to do or say, as in I don't understand what he's driving at. Today this idiom, first recorded in 1579, is used mainly with the participle driving.

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Example Sentences

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drive at

Nadeau, who lives in Belleville, Ill., wound up buying the hard drive at the lower price his wife found using her phone, but he was alarmed by the experience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Briny fluids likely helped drive at least some of that chemistry.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

Michael Whitaker used to drive at an average of 65 miles an hour to 68 mph, hauling heavy equipment between Iowa, Maryland, Georgia and the Carolinas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

“But we are aiming for that level four autonomy, where you don’t have to drive at all.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026

When I came to the end of the long drive at last I saw that Maxim’s car was standing in front of the house.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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