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100 percent effort
One's maximum amount of attention, energy, and determination toward some attempt; one's absolute best effort. Sometimes written as "one hundred percent effort" or "100% effort." OK, team, if we're going to win this game, each and everyone of us will have to give 100 percent effort! I always give 100% effort 100% of the time! If he says he gave this report 100% effort, he's lying—just look at all these typos and spelling mistakes!
a hundred and ten percent
An effort towards something that is greater than one believes one is capable of doing, i.e., beyond 100% of one's ability; often used as a motivation in sports. Primarily heard in US. Alright guys, we all need to dig deep for the second half of the game. Go out there and give a hundred and ten percent and bring home a win! We're going to have to give a hundred and ten percent if we want to get this project finished by the deadline. A win today secures our spot in the championship, so go out there and give 110%!
a/one hundred percent
Absolutely or completely; all the way. I'm one hundred percent certain this is the best course of action. I agree with their decision a hundred percent. Are you sure you're one hundred percent OK with this? Because we don't have to go through with it if you don't want to.
Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.
proverb Genius or things considered to have the quality of genius may derive from brilliant ideas or intellect, but they require a huge amount of hard work to be successful. The phrase is attributed to US inventor Thomas Edison. All these successful entrepreneurs had great ideas, sure, but they worked extremely hard to realize them. Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.
Genius is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.
proverb Genius or things considered to have the quality of genius may derive from brilliant ideas or intellect, but they require a huge amount of hard work to be successful. All these successful entrepreneurs had great ideas, sure, but they worked extremely hard to realize them. Genius is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.
give 110%
To put forth the absolute maximum amount of effort or energy possible (i.e., even more than is usually required or seems possible). We're going to have to give 110% if we want to get this project finished by the deadline. A win today secures our spot in the championship, so go out there and give 110%!
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one percent
The top 1% of the wealthiest people in a population. It's no secret that the system is rigged to favor and benefit the one percent, the people who already have the most money and need the least help to begin with!
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Genius is ten percent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration.
Prov. People get brilliant results primarily by working hard, not because they have special inborn powers. Child: Betty always does the best drawings in art class. She must be a genius. Father: If you worked hard, you could do just as well. Remember, genius is ten percent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration.
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a/one hundred per ˈcent
completely: I agree with you one hundred per cent.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017