phrasemainly UK If you ask someone what they are driving at, you ask that person what they really mean: 意思是，想说明 I don't see what you're driving at.我不明白你的意思。 What exactly are you driving at, sir? That is exactly what I think he was driving at last night during the interview. I suppose what I'm driving at is that simply because you went to university doesn't make you intelligent. The audience got what the playwright was driving at straight away. See also