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a hundred and ten percent

idiom

A level of effort beyond what one can usually sustain; great exertion.


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  1. 01

    51 percent

    A narrow or bare majority.

  2. 02

    bat five hundred

    To be successful half of the time; to have a success rate of 50%.

  3. 03

    be a hundred years too early

    To be so immature and unprepared as to have no hope of achieving an accomplishment.

  4. 04

    card of ten

    A bold front, an instance of standing one's ground.

  5. 05

    Cock and Hen

    [Cockney slang]ten

  6. 06

    count to ten

    An expression used to describe or recommend a process for pausing to regain one's composure when one is on the verge of losing one's temper.

  7. 07

    five will get you ten

    I strongly believe.

  8. 08

    handbags at ten paces

    Synonym of handbags at dawn (“a catty squabble”).

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