to be (more) exact

to be (more) exact

To be more accurate; to provide better or more correct details. You'll need to pay nearly $500 for various entry visas to get into the country—$485, to be exact. It seems like the political party is finally starting to gain some amount of clout in parliament, or, to be more exact, they have become less marginalized and disliked.
See also: exact
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • precise
  • to be (more) precise
  • to be precise
  • more precisely
  • Close only counts in horseshoes
  • close only counts in horseshoes (and hand grenades)
  • horseshoe
  • be in the right
  • in the right, be
  • in the right