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Idiom

let drive

Meaning

To aim a blow; to strike with force; to attack; to shoot (an arrow or firearm).

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“He let drive a powerful kick at the ball.”

“The angry man let drive a heavy punch, but his opponent dodged it easily.”

“Seeing the enemy approach, the archer let drive an arrow that struck the target with lethal precision.”

Examples

simple

“He let drive a powerful kick at the ball.”

contextual

“The angry man let drive a heavy punch, but his opponent dodged it easily.”

complex

“Seeing the enemy approach, the archer let drive an arrow that struck the target with lethal precision.”

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