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    not exactly

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    A1
    phr.PhraseNot completely or accurately; somewhat but not entirely.
    The copy is not exactly perfect, but it's close.
    phr.PhraseUsed to express partial disagreement or to soften a negative response.
    "Is that what happened?" "Well, not exactly."

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    Why Do the Chinese Use Chopsticks

    05:41Why Do the Chinese Use Chopsticks
    • The Han made porridge out of their millet and as you can imagine, eating porridge with chopsticks is not exactly the easiest thing to do, so it never caught on.

      The Han made porridge out of their millet and as you can imagine, eating porridge with chopsticks is not exactly the easiest thing to do, so it never caught on.

    • chopsticks is not exactly the easiest thing to do, so it never caught on.

      chopsticks is not exactly the easiest thing to do, so it never caught on.

    B1

    Barack Obama Holds Up an ATM Line - Key & Peele

    01:18Barack Obama Holds Up an ATM Line - Key & Peele
    • Not exactly what I had in mind.

      Not exactly what I had in mind.

    A2

    How to Work with Someone You Can't Stand: The Harvard Business Review Guide

    08:20How to Work with Someone You Can't Stand: The Harvard Business Review Guide
    • While these instinctive reactions are completely normal, you know as well as I do that they're not exactly constructive.

      While these instinctive reactions are completely normal, you know as well as I do that they're not exactly constructive.

    • as I do that they're not exactly constructive.

      as I do that they're not exactly constructive.

    B1

    How solar energy got so cheap

    06:31How solar energy got so cheap
    • But these first solar cells are not exactly efficient.

      But these first solar cells are not exactly efficient.

    B1

    'Marriage means everything': New York couple's long struggle for gay rights

    03:18'Marriage means everything': New York couple's long struggle for gay rights
    • "We're not exactly cute!"

      "We're not exactly cute!"

    • "We're not exactly cute!"

      "We're not exactly cute!"

    A2

    RWBY Chibi, Episode 14 - Big Vacation | Rooster Teeth

    04:32RWBY Chibi, Episode 14 - Big Vacation | Rooster Teeth
    • "Grunting", you know the sort of grunting where you're fighting but not really hard, so it's clear neither of them are really in pain but they're not exactly playing nice either.

      "Grunting", you know the sort of grunting where you're fighting but not really hard, so it's clear neither of them are really in pain but they're not exactly playing nice either.

    A2

    Benny Lewis: TEDx talk on Rapid Language Hacking

    17:40Benny Lewis: TEDx talk on Rapid Language Hacking
    • It's not exactly the same thing.

      It's not exactly the same thing.

    • It's not exactly the same thing.

      It's not exactly the same thing.

    A2

    How to fight climate change with parking lots

    08:32How to fight climate change with parking lots
    • they'll tell you that that's not exactly the case anymore.

      they'll tell you that that's not exactly the case anymore.

    B1

    Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News

    36:00Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
    • But the overall claim of impunity, not exactly right.

      But the overall claim of impunity, not exactly right.

    • NOT EXACTLY RIGHT.

      NOT EXACTLY RIGHT.

    B1

    Two Taiwans, Two Chinas, Twice

    11:54Two Taiwans, Two Chinas, Twice
    • and as we can see from the story of the Austronesian expansion, they're not exactly pushovers.

      and as we can see from the story of the Austronesian expansion, they're not exactly pushovers.

    • ...and as we can see from the story of the Austronesian expansion, they're not exactly pushovers.

      ...and as we can see from the story of the Austronesian expansion, they're not exactly pushovers.

    B2