The phrase "afford exactly" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward or unclear.
It could be used in contexts where you want to specify the precise amount or type of something that can be afforded, but it may require additional context for clarity.
Example: "I can afford exactly what I need for this project, no more and no less."
Alternatives: "can precisely afford" or "can exactly pay for".
"Plus, most people can't afford exactly what they want.
And it's a fantastically ramshackle performance and recording, as if God had just written My Pal that afternoon and could only afford exactly the three minutes and 21 seconds of studio time necessary to lash it onto tape.
Bismarck long opposed the acquisition of tropical colonies, arguing that they were a luxury the Fatherland could not afford, "exactly like the silks and sables of the Polish nobleman who had no shirt to wear under them".
Participants will be afforded exactly sixty seconds to pitch their product to a panel of kick-ass judges, to be followed by a quick Q&A.
"But I can't exactly afford another three years of library school".
His assumption, however, that "recreational food" should be available only to those who can afford it is exactly the dystopian stuff of Soylent's namesake.
If declarer would like the leader to continue the suit at Trick 2, he should drop the highest spot-card he can afford, "signaling" encouragement exactly as the third hand would do.
Malcolm Jenkins, All-Pro cornerback for the New Orleans Saints, can afford to dress exactly how he wants.
"Everyone can, with open-source R, afford to know exactly the value of their house, their automobile, their spouse and their children negative and positive," he says, presumably joking about the last bits.
None of the big names have declared that they're running, but we know the 2020 race will be chock full of contenders, most of whom can't exactly afford to alienate a huge chunk of Democrats with deep pockets.
Who decides who is wealthy and what constitutes an acceptable level of chipping in and who exactly can "afford" what and who has specifically benefited and from what? Seriously.
