drive someone back to someone

drive someone back to someone
drive someone back to someone
to force someone to return to someone, such as a spouse, lover, parent, etc. •

Her bad experience with her new friend drove her back to her husband.

Being homeless was no fun, and soon Wally was driven back to his parents.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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