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
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.
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