Meaning: gears

gɪr /gɪən.
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motionwheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changeda mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
v.
set the level or character of

throw sand in the gears Idiom, Proverb

give you the gears

fool you, tease you, josh you, pull your leg When Dad said you would have to pay for cleaning the carpet, he was giving you the gears.

give you the gears

fool you, aggravate you, chaff you, cull your leg When Dad said you would accept to pay for charwoman the carpet, he was giving you the gears.

throw beach in the gears

To disrupt, delay, or account problems to a plan, activity, or project. We had aggregate in band for the party, but accepting the caterer abolish on us at the aftermost minute absolutely threw beach in the gears. It will bandy beach in the apparatus if the lath decides not to access our allotment for this project. The CEO of the massive amassed accused the government of maliciously throwing beach in the apparatus of its latest acquisition.Learn more: gear, sand, throw

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give you hell give you odds give you shit give you static give you the axe give you the benefit... give you the boot give you the cold shoulder give you the gears give you the runaround give you what for give your best giveaway glad hand glad rags glassy eyed glitchArraygive you hell give you odds give you shit give you static give you the axe give you the benefit... give you the boot give you the cold shoulder give you the gears give you the runaround give you what for give your best giveaway glad hand glad rags glassy eyed glitch throw off the track throw on throw one out on one's ear throw one's cookies throw one's hat in the ring throw one's voice throw one's weight around throw one's weight around, to throw oneself at throw oneself at feet throw oneself at the mercy of some authority throw oneself into throw oneself on the mercy of throw open throw open (something) to (someone or something) throw out throw out of throw out on ear throw out the baby with the bath water throw out the baby with the bathwater throw out the baby with the bathwater, to/don't throw over throw people together throw salt on (one's) game throw salt on someone's game throw sand in the gears throw shade throw smoke throw somebody a bone throw somebody a curveball throw somebody to the wolves/lions throw someone throw someone a curve throw someone for a loop throw someone in at the deep end throw someone off balance throw someone off the scent throw someone to the dogs throw someone to the lions throw someone to the wolves throw something back throw something back in someone's face throw something on the scale throw something overboard throw something together throw spaghetti at the wall and see what sticks throw stones throw stones in a glass house throw stones in glass houses throw straws against the wind throw the baby out with the bath

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