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drive seg

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

see:Se: driveto do, to be occupied with · to run, to operate (a business) · to drive, to propel
  1. presse seg selv til å gjennomføre;
    arbeide hardt
    to force oneself to see something through;
    to work hard
    Eng. phraseto push oneself
    • de driver seg selv til døde they are working themselves to death
    • jeg drev meg selv stadig videre I kept pushing myself further and further
  2. flytte seg framover ved å sparke, presse eller dytte fra bakken eller annet underlag to move forward by kicking, pressing or pushing off from the ground or some other surface Eng. phraseto propel oneself
    • de drev seg fram over isen they propelled themselves across the ice