in a nutshell
In summary; briefly or simplyIn summary; briefly or simply.
» The universe in a nutshell: I am consciousness.
Всесвіт - коротко: я є свідомість.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)In summary; briefly or simply.
He had a lot to say, but his answer, in a nutshell, was no.
kurzgesagt, mit einem Worte, in einer Nussschale
кра́ткоkrátko, вкра́тцеvkrátce, в двух слова́хv dvux slováx
summed up briefly
Examples
15 sentencesThe universe in a nutshell: I am consciousness.
Всесвіт - коротко: я є свідомість. — shanghainese
Here's the story in a nutshell.
Explain it to me in a nutshell.
This is our new project in a nutshell.
Here's the story in a nutshell, said the squirrel.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Calque of New Latin in nuce, derived from an anecdote in Pliny the Elder, who ascribes toCalque of New Latin in nuce, derived from an anecdote in Pliny the Elder, who ascribes to Cicero the claim that the whole Iliad was once written on parchment and enclosed within a nutshell (Naturalis Historia 7.21.85).
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