Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,759,501,115 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

drive away

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
drive someone (or an animal) away
(from something or some place) to repel someone or an animal from something or some place. We drove the monkeys away from the pineapples. We drove away the monkeys from the fruit.
See also: away, drive

drive away

to leave some place driving a vehicle. They got in the car and drove away. They drove away and left us here.
See also: away, drive


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? References in classic literature
A Hedgehog, passing by, saw his anguish and inquired if he should drive away the flies that were tormenting him.
Shed down a kindly ray from above upon my life, and strength of war, that I may be able to drive away bitter cowardice from my head and crush down the deceitful impulses of my soul.
A broken finger will drive away all recollections of an empty chair.
 
Idioms browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Idioms and phrases
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.