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drive up

drive up (draïv ap)

Idiom Money and Finance

Signification

to cause something to increase

faire augmenter quelque chose (faire augmenter kelk shoz)

Phrases d'exemple

"Rising fuel costs drive up the price of groceries."

"L'augmentation des coûts du carburant fait augmenter le prix des courses." (L'augmentation des coûts du carburant fait augmenter le prix des courses.)

Expressions Connexes

wear the crown

to be in a position of leadership or power

big thanks

an informal way to say thank you very much

slip one's mind

to forget something accidentally

farm out

to give work to someone else to do

right up one’s alley

something that suits one’s interests or abilities perfectly

go the distance

to finish something successfully despite difficulties