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Phrase of the Day (in a nutshell)-01AUG22

Phrase of the Day (in a nutshell)-01AUG22

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “in a nutshell” and its meaning is “in short, very briefly, in brief, to put it briefly, to sum up, in sum, to come to the point, in essence, to cut a long story short”.

Example Sentence: The comments from the two leaders, in a nutshell, captured the curious current dynamics over Taiwan. All three parties — China, the U.S. and Taiwan — say they broadly favour the current status quo. The problem is, each now views the other as trying to shift the status quo, with these already growing suspicions brought to the fore by the visit of Ms. Pelosi.

This phrase is present in The Hindu article Taiwan | The next flashpoint in the U.S.-China contest and click here to read it.

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