(put something) in a nutshell In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "(put something) in a nutshell", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Helen Nguyen

2020-12-20 12:12

Meaning of (put something) in a nutshell

Synonyms:

in conclusion

(put something) in a nutshell adverb phrase

To sum up briefly and just give the main points

In a nutshell, what I want to say is that you should make changes to your lifestyle to be healthier.

I want you to tell us about this plan in a nutshell.

Stop beat around the bush, you just tell the story in a nutshell.

Origin of (put something) in a nutshell

Anything that could be written in so few words that it would fit into a nutshell would have to be brief and to the point (Picture source: vectorstock.com)

The first text that was supposed to be enclosed in a nutshell was far from small. Pliny the Elder recorded an event, which he apparently believed to be genuine, in Natural History, the original of which was written in AD 77 and was translated into English in 1601 by Philemon Holland, who included explanatory notes, like this:
We find in Histories almost incredible examples of sharpness of the eyes. Cicero hath recorded, that the poem of Homer called the Iliad, including 700 pages of A4 text and being written on parchment, was enclosed within a nutshell. The same writer maketh mention of one who could see to the distance of 135 Miles.

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