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Rpsh Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
drive back upon
drive back on:
drive someone back on something: to force someone to tap reserves of something.
e.g. The hard times drove them back on their life savings.
e.g. The challenges of being a corporate executive drove her back on
all her personal resources.
These is the definition I found on the internet. But the explanation makes me more confused. Could you tell me what "tap reserves" is?
drive someone back on something: to force someone to tap reserves of something.
e.g. The hard times drove them back on their life savings.
e.g. The challenges of being a corporate executive drove her back on
all her personal resources.
These is the definition I found on the internet. But the explanation makes me more confused. Could you tell me what "tap reserves" is?
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tap: exploit or draw a supply from (a resource)
(http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/tap)
reserve: something stored or kept available for future use or need
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(http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/tap)
reserve: something stored or kept available for future use or need
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