# exactly the same

idiom · CEFR B1

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/exactly-the-same
Updated: 2026-04-22

## Meaning

used to say that two or more things are identical in every way. You use this to emphasize that there are no differences at all.

## Examples

- Our two shirts are exactly the same.
- Even though they were made in different factories, the two products look exactly the same.
- The witness insisted that the two suspects were exactly the same in appearance, making it impossible to identify the true culprit.

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