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drive up {v. phr.}

To drive north by car.

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drive one ape

[drive one ape], [drive one bananas], [drive one crazy], [drive one mad] or [drive one nuts] {v. phr.}, {informal} To irritate, frustrate, or tickle someone's fancy so badly that they […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

drive someone bananas

[drive someone bananas] or [drive someone nuts] or [drive someone ape] {v. phr.}, {slang} {informal} To excite someone to the point that he or she goes out of his or […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

drive-in

[drive-in] {adj.}/{n.} A kind of movie theater, fast food restaurant, or church, where the customers, spectators, or worshippers do not leave their automobiles but are served the food inside their […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

line drive

[line drive] {n.} A batted baseball that is usually hit hard and travels in the air not far above the ground. * /The batter hit a line drive to left […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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