2006-07-06 03:36:29 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
In a nutshell, it means "for short" or "in few words." Think of how much stuff you could fit in a nutshell, and you'll get the idea.
2006-07-06 03:39:43 · answer #1 · answered by J C 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
A nutshell is really small. So they are saying that to make a long story short or to simplify things.
2006-07-06 10:39:49 · answer #2 · answered by onefootnaked 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The nutshell encompasses all there is to the nut, If someone says that's the whole thing in a nut shell, that means that's all there is on that subject.
2006-07-06 10:44:33 · answer #3 · answered by loufedalis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you're taking a broad subject, simplifying it, and summing it up in a small way (like making all that information small enough to put in a nut shell).
2006-07-06 10:40:26 · answer #4 · answered by Melissa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means to say something in a few words instead of a long drawn out explanation.
2006-07-06 10:40:05 · answer #5 · answered by Snuffy Smith 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
short summary - acknowledging that the details are being left out to make a point or to save time/tedious description
2006-07-06 10:40:21 · answer #6 · answered by JJJJJJJJim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the concise version. It's the short simple answer.
2006-07-06 10:39:18 · answer #7 · answered by csucdartgirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have always taken it to be the case of, the short and sumed up answer of what ever your asking.
2006-07-06 10:39:38 · answer #8 · answered by paleo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in a clear and short way - to the point
2006-07-06 10:39:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a shorter version of
since it is smaller it can fit in a nut shell
2006-07-06 10:39:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋