To drive people away means to make them want to go away or stay away.
Patrick’s boorish rudeness soon drove Monica’s friends away...
Increased crime is driving away customers.
PHRASAL VERB : V n P , V P n (not pron)
To drive people away means to make them want to go away or stay away.
Patrick’s boorish rudeness soon drove Monica’s friends away...
Increased crime is driving away customers.
PHRASAL VERB : V n P , V P n (not pron)
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006