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 This now-outdated phrase refers to the collar on a beast of burden.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
Anke	AHN-kə	Low German, Dutch
Lyubomir	-	Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Maxima	-	Ancient Roman
Shun (2)	shoon	Japanese
Balmforth	['ba:mfəθ]
Majid	-	Arabic