in a nut shell



in a nut shell

Fig. [of news or information] in a (figurative) capsule; in summary. This cable channel provides the latest news in a nut shell. In a nut shell, what happened at work today?
See also: nut, shell

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Keziakə-ZIE-ə (English)Biblical
Horia-Romanian
ConstanÇA-Portuguese
Konstantinakon-stahn-DEE-nahGreek
BirtheBEER-teDanish
WenceslasWEN-səs-laws (English)History