Collaboration & Teamwork: English Vocabulary List

to cooperate, work together, or engage in a mutually beneficial interaction or partnership with someone

"We need him to play ball with us."

"If you want to succeed in this company you need to play ball with the management team."

to fulfill one's share of responsibilities

"Everyone should do their bit to help."

"Everyone needs to do their bit for the environment by recycling plastic waste."

surpassing in terms of quality or effectiveness when working as a whole rather than individually

"This team is greater than its parts."

"The project was more than the sum of its parts because everyone worked well together."

to complete one's responsibilities regarding a group task, project, work, etc.

"Everyone must pull their weight here."

"The manager told the team that everyone needs to pull their weight to finish the project on time."

two individuals who managed to plan and get something done together

"She is my partner in crime."

"My best friend is my partner in crime when we plan fun adventures."

together in a tight, often seamless or intimate partnership

"They work hand and glove together."

"The two companies worked hand and glove to develop the new software product quickly."

with one another to achieve an aim

"We are in harness."

"The two collaborating scientists worked in harness to solve the complex equation."

used for saying that everyone's assistance is needed for a situation, particularly a difficult one

"All hands on deck — we need to finish this today!"

"With the deadline moved forward by a week, it was all hands on deck across every department."