"IN A NUTSHELL"
You can say "in a nutshell" if you're about to describe something as briefly as possible, or you're going to sum something up.
Example: The president's in trouble and the reason, in a nutshell, is that people no longer trust him.
En pocas palabras.
Example sentences:
- It's a very complex situation, but the problem is, in a nutshell, a lack of sales / Es una situación muy compleja, pero el problema en pocas palabras es la falla en las ventas.
- I'll give you the story in a nutshell because we don't have much time / Te daré la historia en pocas palabras porque no tengo mucho tiempo.
Additional examples:
- Karen wants them to get married and buy a house and Mike wants them to carry on as they are and that, in a nutshell, is the problem.
- Well, to put it in a nutshell, we're going to have to start again.
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