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given someone the gears

given someone the gears is the past participle of give someone the gears.

Meaning of give someone the gears

Verb

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.
    • Then Mr. Melnyk pointed out that we probably wouldn't have electricity. Someone else said she'd take a blanket so she could sleep and stay warm. Then a guy asked if he could share it. Mr. Melnyk gave him the gears […]2014, Dianne Linden, Peacekeepers

Questions about given someone the gears

What is given someone the gears the past participle of?
Given someone the gears is the past participle of give someone the gears.

Words near given someone the gears in the dictionary

  1. given someone the business
  2. given someone the chair
  3. given someone the cold shoulder
  4. given someone the creeps
  5. given someone the eye
  6. given someone the gears
  7. given someone the heave-ho
  8. given someone the old heave-ho
  9. given someone the runaround
  10. given someone the shits
  11. given someone the slip

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