In a Nutshell
= to summarize a story in the fewest words possible
Ex: The American revolution “in a nutshell,” was that the American colonies didn’t want to pay the British taxes, so they fought for independence and won.
Ex: The big news from today’s meeting was, “in a nutshell,” there was no new news.
American politics “in a nutshell”
Girls “in a nutshell”
