I realize now that I have tried to make my work the 'exact opposite' of my father's. [=to make my work as different as possible from my father's]
He used to be romantic, but now he's the 'exact opposite'. [=now he is not at all romantic]
He came a long way—from Nome, Alaska, 'to be exact'—to attend the wedding.
(..) and use my people skills... ...to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Look, I'm going to solve the Middle East crisis... ...by building an exact replica of Jerusalem in the middle of the Mexican desert. To what end? You know, it's like the baseball movie. "Build it and they will come. " Who will come? (..)2008 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Jerusalem Duality Season: 1 Episode 12