a hundred and ten percent in English

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  "etymology_text": "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.",
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          "text": "We busted our tails and won; we really gave 110% in that game."
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        "(idiomatic, informal) A level of effort beyond what one can usually sustain; great exertion."
      ],
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        }
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "great exertion",
          "word": "száztíz százalék"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "great exertion",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
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          "word": "hundratio procent"
        }
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}

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  "etymology_text": "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.",
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          "text": "We busted our tails and won; we really gave 110% in that game."
        }
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      ],
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      "word": "110%"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "great exertion",
      "word": "száztíz százalék"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "great exertion",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "hundratio procent"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a hundred and ten percent"
}

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"a hundred and ten percent" meaning in English

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