drive at

drive at (third-person singular simple present drives at, present participle driving at, simple past drove at, past participle driven at)

1. (transitive) To mean, signify; to get at, to aim or tend to a point.

   Do you see what I'm driving at?

   • 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, 6th edition, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: […] J[ames] Bettenham, for Jonah Bowyer, […], published 1727, →OCLC:

     Let them therefore declare what carnal or secular interest he drove at.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drive,‎ at.

   Drive at a reduced speed when visibility and traction are poor.

• get at

• dravite, tardive