drive to do

drive someone to do something

to force someone to do something. Poverty drove him to steal. She drove herself to earn a living.
See also: drive
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • about to do
  • fend for oneself Go to shift for
  • find oneself in the market
  • a little off Go to a bit
  • fettie
  • bluh
  • bousta
  • base
  • brutal
  • doje