Idiom
drive back
Meaning
To force someone or something to retreat or move away; repel.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The soldiers used shields to drive back the enemy.”
“The police used water cannons to drive back the crowd after the protest turned violent.”
“Despite their exhaustion, the defenders managed to drive back the invading forces and secure the city gates before dawn.”
Examples
simple
“The soldiers used shields to drive back the enemy.”
contextual
“The police used water cannons to drive back the crowd after the protest turned violent.”
complex
“Despite their exhaustion, the defenders managed to drive back the invading forces and secure the city gates before dawn.”
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