work up to the collar

To work hard; to exert oneself. This now-outdated phrase refers to the collar on a beast of burden. I ended up doing most of the project myself because I didn't trust my partner to work up to the collar—he's lazy.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alice	AL-is (English), a-LEES (French), ah-LEE-che (Italian)	English, French, Portuguese, Italian
Gotam	-	Indian, Hindi (Rare)
Yorgos	-	Greek
Tsubasa	tsoo-bah-sah	Japanese
Zara (2)	-	Bulgarian
Alfhild	-	Norwegian, Swedish