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 This now-outdated phrase refers to the collar on a beast of burden.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
Aalis	-	Medieval French
Samir (1)	-	Arabic
Avra	-	Greek
Milica	MEE-lee-tsah (Serbian, Croatian)	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Rosa (2)	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Tria	-	English (Rare)