not exactly

Meaning

1. Oxford70% of films

   used when you are correcting sth that sb has said

2. Oxford5% of films

   used when you are saying the opposite of what you really mean

In the movies · 45

• - Well, not exactly. - A new hat shop in Yonkers?Hello, Dolly!1969
• Well, not exactly. They already had him. They were torturing him.Inception2010
• No, not exactly. My boss gave me a ticket. Why?Saboteur1942
• Not exactly, no.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007
• Uh, not exactly.Road House2024
• Not exactly everything though.Knives Out2019
• Not exactly. Um…Purple Hearts2022
• No, not exactly, no.The Great Gatsby2013

Learn it in full scenes

• Knives Out2019
  • Police Question the Thrombeys
  • Blanc Introduces Himself to the Family
  • The Family Recounts Party Night
• The Great Gatsby2013
  • Nick Begins His Story
  • Nick Dines with the Buchanans
  • Tom's Secret Apartment Party

More everyday phrases

• what's wrong
• i'm so sorry
• here we go
• what do you want
• are you sure
• hold on a second
• no idea
• how you doing
• fair enough
• for example
• be right back
• no big deal