giving me the gears

Giving the gears is to tease someone by giving them a bit of a hard time but not in a harsh or unkind way.

They were giving me the gears because I went golfing with the boss.

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To harass, annoy or throttle someone - similar to giving someone shit or just bothering the living hell out of them.

Ramon has a bad habit of always giving me the gears.

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Giving me the gears

Making hand babies, 3rd Base with a male like his peen were manual transmission's shift nob.

Kathy came over and she really started giving me the gears. #NeverCameSoHard

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