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• exactly — adverb 1 used to emphasize that a particular number, amount, or piece of information is completely correct: We were wearing exactly the same clothes. | It s exactly half past five. | exactly where/what/when etc: Tell me exactly what he said. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Does exactly what it says on the tin — It does exactly what it says on the tin was originally an advertising slogan in the United Kingdom, which then became a common idiomatic phrase.[1][2] It colloquially means anything that is as it appears or claims to be without further… …   Wikipedia

• exactly*/*/*/ — [ɪgˈzæk(t)li] adv 1) no more and no less than a particular amount or time Syn: precisely It s exactly three o clock.[/ex] The wood should measure five centimetres exactly.[/ex] 2) in every way, or in every detail Syn: just She sounds exactly like …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• exactly — ex|act|ly [ ıg zæktli ] adverb *** 1. ) no more and no less than a particular amount or time: PRECISELY: It s exactly three o clock. The wood should measure five centimeters exactly. 2. ) in every way or every detail: The house is exactly the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• exactly */*/*/ — UK [ɪɡˈzæk(t)lɪ] / US adverb 1) no more and no less than a particular amount or time It s exactly three o clock. The wood should measure five centimetres exactly. 2) a) in every way, or in every detail The house is exactly the same as it was 20… …   English dictionary

• exactly — /əgˈzæktli / (say uhg zaktlee), /ɛg / (say eg ) adverb 1. in an exact manner; precisely, according to rule, measure, fact, etc., accurately. 2. just: she does exactly as she likes. –interjection 3. quite so; that s right …  

• (it) does (exactly) what it says on the tin — (it) does (eˌxactly) what it says on the ˈtin idiom (informal, saying) used to say that sth is as good or effective as it claims to be, or that it really does what it claims to do. This expression is especially used when you are comparing… …   Useful english dictionary

• not exactly — spoken 1) used for saying that something is slightly different from a particular thing It s not exactly a novel, more an extended short story. 2) used for saying that something that someone says is not completely right You re leaving, aren t you? …   English dictionary

• Correlation does not imply causation — (related to ignoring a common cause and questionable cause) is a phrase used in science and statistics to emphasize that correlation between two variables does not automatically imply that one causes the other (though correlation is necessary for …   Wikipedia

• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight — is a late 14th century Middle English alliterative romance outlining an adventure of Sir Gawain, a knight of King Arthur s Round Table. In the tale, Sir Gawain accepts a challenge from a mysterious warrior who is completely green, from his… …   Wikipedia

• Flag of Scotland — The Saltire redirects here. For other uses, see Saltire. See also: Royal Standard of Scotland Flag of Scotland Name Saint Andrew s Cross The Saltire Use …   Wikipedia