in a nutshell

뜻

very briefly, giving only the main points

요점만 아주 짧게.

예문

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.

문법

고정된 표현이므로 in a는 그대로 둔다. put something in a nutshell이나 to put it in a nutshell의 형태로도 쓴다.