in a nutshell

Significado

very briefly, giving only the main points

Muy brevemente, con solo lo esencial.

Ejemplos

1. 1In a nutshell, the plan is to save money by cooking at home more often.
2. 2Can you tell me in a nutshell what the film is about?
3. 3The meeting lasted two hours, but in a nutshell, nothing is going to change.
4. 4Her twenty-page report says, in a nutshell, that the shop should close on Sundays.
5. 5Without all the details, the story in a nutshell is that we missed the last train.

Gramática

Expresión fija: se mantiene in a. También aparece como put something in a nutshell o to put it in a nutshell.