a hundred and ten percent

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Alternative formsEdit

• 110%

EtymologyEdit

Based on the metaphor of operating a machine at higher than its rated capacity or exceeding the normal maximum of some rated parameter such as speed or temperature.

NounEdit

a hundred and ten percent

1. (idiomatic, sports, informal) A level of effort exceeding one's sustained capacity, possibly risking injury.

   "We busted our tails and won, we gave 110%".

2. (idiomatic, colloquial) The exertion of more than seems possible, hence 110%, not 100%, the usual maximum amount possible.

TranslationsEdit

level of effort exceeding one's sustained capacity

• Hungarian: száztíz százalék

• Swedish: hundratio procent c