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One hundred and ten percent,
Give a hundred and ten percent
Meaning of Idiom ‘A Hundred and Ten Percent’
A hundred and ten percent, used as an adverb or adjective, means absolute, extreme, complete, extremely, absolutely, without a doubt, etc.
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Examples Of Use
“I am absolutely sure that you are a hundred and ten percent wrong.”
“He was a hundred and ten percent committed to the project. It wasn’t his fault that things went wrong.”
“Are you in or out?” asked the coach. “I’m in. One hundred and ten percent,” said Roger.
“You won’t be rewarded a hundred and ten percent pay for one hundred and ten percent effort.”
Meaning Of Idiom ‘Give A Hundred and Ten Percent’
To give a hundred and ten percent is to try extremely hard to achieve something; to give everything possible of oneself in order to meet a goal; to make a great effort and to exert oneself to the fullest extent possible (as in sports).
Usage
This idiom is an exaggeration of the idiom ‘give one hundred percent’ meaning to give as much as possible (to achieve something). It is not literal and does not mean to actually exceed one’s physical, mental, or emotional capacity. Most often used with give.
Examples Of Use
“You need to dig in and give a hundred and ten percent if we are going to win this game,” said the coach.
“You know me, I always give a hundred and ten percent.”
“If you’re not willing to give one hundred and ten percent, we don’t need you on this team.”
“I always gave a hundred and ten percent to whatever I was doing.”
Origin
This idiom is likely a natural exaggeration of ‘a hundred percent’ of anything being the maximum amount possible.
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