She always gives a hundred and ten percent at work.
a hundred and ten percent
idiomA level of effort beyond what one can usually sustain; great exertion.
Origin
disputed originBased 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.
The team gave a hundred and ten percent to finish the project before the deadline.
Though exhausted, the athlete dug deep and found a hundred and ten percent for that final sprint across the finish line.
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51 percent
A narrow or bare majority.
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bat five hundred
To be successful half of the time; to have a success rate of 50%.
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be a hundred years too early
To be so immature and unprepared as to have no hope of achieving an accomplishment.
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card of ten
A bold front, an instance of standing one's ground.
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cock and Hen
[Cockney slang]ten
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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.
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five will get you ten
I strongly believe.
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handbags at ten paces
Synonym of handbags at dawn (“a catty squabble”).