drive (one) back on (something)

To force one to use some resource, especially one that had been held in reserve. It was a tough time financially, as losing my job drove me back on my savings.

drive someone back on something

to force someone to tap reserves of something. The hard times drove them back on their life savings. The challenges of being a corporate executive drove her back on all her personal resources.

词组	drive (one) back on (something)
释义	drive (one) back on (something) drive (one) back on (something) To force one to use some resource, especially one that had been held in reserve. It was a tough time financially, as losing my job drove me back on my savings. See also: back, drive, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. drive someone back on something to force someone to tap reserves of something. The hard times drove them back on their life savings. The challenges of being a corporate executive drove her back on all her personal resources. See also: back, drive, on McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: drive (one) out of office force (one) out of office force out of office 1FTR cooking for one give (one) (one's) head give head give somebody their head give someone their head as one door closes, another opens
随便看	tell (one) where to put it tell (one) where to shove it tell (one) where to stick it tell on (one) tell people or things apart tell porkies tell shit from Shinola tell somebody where to get off tell somebody where to put/stick something tell someone a thing or two tell (someone) a thing or two (about someone or something) tell (someone or something) apart tell (someone or something) by (something) tell (someone or something) from (someone or something else) tell (someone's) fortune tell (someone) what's what tell someone what to do with something tell someone where to get off tell someone where to put something tell (something) to (one) tell tales tell tales out of school tell tales out of school, to tell that/it to the Marines tell that to the marines