Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give someone the gears

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
give -some-one the gears
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To scold or criticize someone.

Canadian usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives someone the gears (present, singular) giving someone the gears (participle, present) gave someone the gears (past) given someone the gears (participle, past)

Questions

What does give someone the gears mean?
To scold or criticize someone.

How to pronounce give someone the gears

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