Barkis is willing informal
If you say that Barkis is willing, you mean that you are willing to do something.
A: "Are you ready for tomorrow's presentation?" B: "Oh! Barkis is willing!"
Boss: "Are you willing to face difficulties?” Jane: “Barkis is willing.”
To be ready for something to happen
The expression "Barkis is willing" first appeared in Charles Dickens' well-known classic "David Copperfield". Barkis is the name of a character in the novel who used this phrase to propose to Clara Peggotty, the maid of David's mother.
1. The phrase is used to talk about the earth that is broken up and flattened by a harrow.
2. If somebody is under the harrow, he or she is forced to experience distress, or torment.
1. About 1000 hectares of farmland have been under the harrow for 2 hours.
2. Many families are under the harrow because of the economic recession.