drive out

To force someone or something to leave a place.

• The villagers drove out the invaders.
• Smoke drove us out of the kitchen.
• Will higher prices drive small businesses out of the market?

How to use it: drive someone/something out of something (High rents drove families out of the neighborhood.)

Similar words: expel, force out, chase away

Common phrases: drive out invaders, drive out someone

To leave a place or go somewhere outside it while driving a vehicle.

• He drove out of the garage.
• We often drive out to the countryside on Sundays.
• Can you drive out through the back gate?

How to use it: drive out of somewhere (She drove out of the garage.); drive out to somewhere (We drove out to the lake for lunch.)

Common phrases: drive out slowly, drive out of somewhere