exactly the same
fixed phr..fixed phr.. 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.
fixed phr.. an emphatic adjectival or adverbial phrase used to denote total identity or lack of variation between two or more entities or states.
These two shirts are exactly the same.
We arrived at exactly the same time, even though we took different buses.
The researchers discovered that the chemical composition of the two samples was exactly the same despite their different origins.
often followed by the preposition 'as' when comparing one thing to another.
focus on the word 'exactly' as an intensifier; students often use 'the same' correctly but forget that 'exactly' adds necessary emphasis in comparative contexts.
Your phone is exactly same as mine.Your phone is exactly the same as mine.the definite article 'the' is mandatory in this phrase even when the intensifier 'exactly' is added.