drive back to

drive (one) back to (someone)

To impel someone to return to someone else, such as a former lover or spouse. An intense feeling of longing during their trial separation is what drove her back to her husband.
See also: back, drive
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

drive someone back to someone

to force someone to return to someone, such as a spouse, lover, parent, etc. Her bad experience with her new friend drove her back to her husband. Being homeless was no fun, and soon Wally was driven back to his parents.
See also: back, drive
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey
  • accompany on a journey
  • a stranger to (someone or something)
  • be out of (one's) league
  • be out of somebody's league
  • be in bad with (someone)
  • (one) puts (one's) pants on one leg at a time
  • bargain
  • bargain for (someone or something) with (someone)
  • brief (someone) about (someone or something)
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But then we'd have missed the drive back to Los Angeles, and no way were we going to do that.
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Next was Orlando for the tradeshow crap and nearer to the inevitable drive back to San Diego.
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He robbed a house in Longforgan, Perthshire, and stole a car to drive back to the prison and then climbed in a window.
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with still a 30-minute drive back to the base camp.
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London Society referees Peter Kelly and Paul Knowles must have had plenty to discuss on their drive back to the capital last Saturday.
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The pair began arguing and Sutton decided to drive back to her parents' home.
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Alan was right to drive back to Dublin, even though he must have been in terrible pain.
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On the drive back to New York City, I shared my concerns with a fellow passenger who knows my grandma.
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Now, our workers must drive 25 miles to pick up a truck, drive back to town and do a route, return the truck to the remote site, and then drive back home.
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