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Drive away
Force an animal or someone to leave a place
“Their unfriendliness DRIVES customers AWAY.”
Drive back
Repulse, force back
“The police DROVE the crowd BACK to give the rescue workers more space.”
Drive by
Do something out of a car
“He was killed in a DRIVE-BY shooting.”
Drive off
Drive away from a place
“She slammed the car door shut and DROVE OFF without saying a word.”
Drive out
Force someone to leave a place
“The soldiers DROVE them OUT of their homes.”
Drive up
Make something increase
“The market uncertainty has DRIVEN prices UP.”
Drone on
Talk boringly for a long time
“The minister DRONED ON for an hour and the audience looked increasingly bored.”
Drop around
Visit someone, often without making an arrangement
“We DROPPED AROUND to collect the stuff we'd left there last week.”
Drop away
Become smaller- amount, numbers
“The numbers of people attending began the DROP AWAY after a few months.”
Drop back
Move towards the back of a group
“He stared at the front, but got tired and DROPPED BACK as the race went on.”
Drop behind
Move towards the back, not keep up
“I DROPPED BEHIND at school when I fell ill and couldn't study.”
Drop by
Pay a brief visit; To visit someone informally.
“He DROPPED BY on his way home from work.”
Drop in
Visit without having made arrangements
“I was in the area so I DROPPED IN at the office to see her.”
Drop off
Take something or someone to a place and leave it or them there.
“I DROPPED the kids OFF at school on my way to work.”
Drop out
Quit a course
“She DROPPED OUT of college and went straight into a good job.”
Drop over
Visit for a short time
“I'll DROP OVER on my way back.”
Drop round
Visit someone, often without making an arrangement
“We DROPPED ROUND their house on our way.”
Drop someone in it
Get someone into trouble
“I really DROPPED him IN IT when I told them what he'd done.”
Drop through
Come to nothing, produce no results
“The big scheme he was talking about seems to have DROPPED THROUGH.”
Drown in
Cover excessively
“They DROWN the food IN sauce.”
Drown out
Be so loud that another sound cannot be heard
“The music DROWNED OUT the sound of the phone ringing.”
Drum into
To make someone learn or believe something by constant repetition
“They DRUM all the traps INTO you before the test, so you can't go wrong.”
Drum out
Force someone out of their job or position
“They DRUMMED the minister OUT when she was caught lying. The minister was DRUMMED OUT of her post for lying.”
Drum up
Increase support or interest
“They are trying to DRUM UP support for the referendum.”