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

She said she would prefer if "teachers didn't drive at all, frankly".

From BBC

Three vehicles, a white Ford Fiesta, a blue BMW and a stationary, unoccupied Renault Clio, were involved in the collision on Keighley Road at the junction of Cobblestones Drive at about 18:50 GMT.

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times

Equally, these statistics don't tell us whether some people are choosing not to drive at night and nor do they account for other changes in driver behaviour.

From BBC

“The bus stops at the end of the drive at seven thirty sharp, Ida B,” Daddy said at breakfast the next morning, even though he’d already told me that three times the day before.

From Literature