"give someone the gears" meaning in All languages combined

See give someone the gears on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: gives someone the gears [present, singular, third-person], giving someone the gears [participle, present], gave someone the gears [past], given someone the gears [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> someone the gears}} give someone the gears (third-person singular simple present gives someone the gears, present participle giving someone the gears, simple past gave someone the gears, past participle given someone the gears)
  1. (Canada, slang) To scold or criticize someone. Tags: Canada, slang
    Sense id: en-give_someone_the_gears-en-verb-KvCv0Oqa Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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