what somebody is driving at
idiomPart ofdrive
what somebody is driving at — idiom
1. The main point or meaning that someone is trying to express, often indirectly.
1.idiom
Definition
The main point or meaning that someone is trying to express, often indirectly.
Example
I don't understand what you are driving at with those questions.
After a long speech, we finally saw what the manager was driving at.