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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.
giving me the gears by Levk February 11, 2017

give the gears 

They always give the gears to someone new.
give the gears by WordWright February 11, 2009

giving me the gears 

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.

cranking the gears

To drive something; make something happen; run the show
Underneath the corporate veil, cranking the gears, aren't moneys, robots, or artificial intelligence, but people: managers, employees, corporate executives, and shareholders. -- "UNSCRIPTED: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Entrepreneurship" by MJ DeMarco
cranking the gears by LBRT August 1, 2017

grease the gears 

Trying to decide on time and place to have some pre drinks before a night of debauchery
Hey boys/ladies where are we going "grease the gears" tonight?

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
Giving me the gears by TedLasso March 17, 2022