drive at

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

(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.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drive,‎ at.
Drive at a reduced speed when visibility and traction are poor.

to mean, signify; to aim or tend to a point