Drive
Drive verb - To urge, push, or force onward.
Tease
Tease verb - To make fun of in a good-natured way.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The writers are putting in ship tease just often enough to drive the fans insane.
- Ship Tease: In season three's "Blood Drive," Danny becomes jealous when Kristy becomes friendly with a handsome doctor who is helping out at the school blood drive.
Source: Series / Hang Time -
Ship Tease: As if there is any other point to chapter 157 than to drive Rito/Mikan shippers into a frenzy... Some Yui chapters deal with just about the same amount of shipping, and then there's Momo... Shirtless Scene: Yui's brother's very first appearance was one.
Source: Manga / To Love-Ru
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