Drive somebody to drink humorous informal verb phrase
To make someone so irritated, anxious, etc. that they start drinking too much alcohol.
Having a bad day at work drove him to drink.
The divorce drove him to drink. He has really run to seed in the last few months.
The pressures of work drives Jane to drink. She is thinking about giving up her job.
To drink more alcohol than someone else without becoming unconscious
have drunk so much alcohol that one cannot be sober
Used to describe drinking a lot of beer, especially quickly.
Used to refer to a person who drinks alcohol regularly and excessively
The verb "drive" should be conjugated according to its tense.