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Give (one) the gears Canada slang
To criticize or speak angrily to someone.
The boss's given me the gears about arriving late and threatened to sack me if I come late again.
After giving me the gears about scoring low in the previous test, the teacher said he would meet my mom to tell her about my poor academic performance.
A harsh reproof
An informal way to say that it doesn't bother me any.
To make someone feel angry or upset
1. To dress more informally than usual
2. To scold someone harshly
To scold someone severely or angrily
The verb "give" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This slang originated in Canada.
Do you see anything wrong?
To begin to decline or deteriorate decline; to get worse very quickly
After his leg's injury, his skiing career hit the skids.
