In A Nutshell Meaning & Sentence Examples

In A Nutshell Definition, Sentence Examples

IN A NUTSHELL MEANING – Find out what in a nutshell really means. Example sentences of this idiomatic expression can also be found here.

This expression was used very literally the first time it appeared. In the first century AD, Pliny describes how his friend Cicero told him that he had seen a small version of Homer’s famous poem, Iliad, being created so that the entire poem, written on parchment, could fit inside the shell of a walnut.

As a result, the expression in a nutshell evolved to mean simplifying and condensing something that is so big.

In A Nutshell Meaning:

a succinct recapitulation of everything said
to be brief and straight to the point.
to distill everything said into its most basic form

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Here are examples of sentences that use in a nutshell:

In a nutshell, George only wants everyone to be happy and he is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve this.
Give it to me in a nutshell.
Here’s our proposal—in a nutshell, we want to sell the business to you.
In a nutshell, my mom grounded me for 1 month after they caught me smoking behind the house.

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