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.
(..) Change back if you want. I don't get along with my sister. She's so obnoxious. You saw how tacky her home is. We're identical twins, yet exact opposites. I'm sorry she turned your parents into pigs. But there's nothing I can do. It's just the way things are. You'll have to help (..)2001 Spirited Away