give 110%

Meanings

verbgive 110% (third-person singular simple present gives 110%, present participle giving 110%, simple past gave 110%, past participle given 110%)

present singular third person gives 110% · participle present giving 110% · past gave 110% · participle past given 110%

colloquialexcessiveTo apply oneself completely and accomplish more than one thought possible.
Near-synonym: give it one's best shot
1 more example
This is a very important game, ladies, and the only way we'll win is if every one of you gets out there and gives me 110%.
Synonyms: give one's all, go all out, give it one's best shot

verbTo apply oneself completely and accomplish more than one thought possible.

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