Use the phrase in a nutshell when you want to make it clear that you're going to sum something up in just a few words. Another way to say this would be "to make a long story short."
What is nutshell used for?
Most nutshells are useful to some extent, depending on the circumstances. Walnut shells can be used for cleaning and polishing, as a filler in dynamite, and as a paint thickening agent. Shells from pecans, almonds, Brazil nuts, acorns, and most other nuts are useful in composting.
How do you use nutshell in a sentence?
summed up briefly.
- Give it to me in a nutshell.
- Just tell me the story in a nutshell.
- To put it in a nutshell, we're bankrupt.
- That, in a nutshell, is what we're doing.
- Well, to put it in a nutshell, we're lost.
- In a nutshell, the owners thought they knew best.
- Okay, that's our proposal in a nutshell.
