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A '''nutshell''' is the outer shell of a [[nut (fruit)|nut]]. Most nutshells are inedible and are removed before eating the nut meat inside. |
A '''nutshell''' is the outer shell of a [[nut (fruit)|nut]]. Most nutshells are inedible and are removed before eating the nut meat inside. |
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==Idiomatic usage== |
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The expression "in a nutshell" (of a story, proof, etc.) means "[[essence|in essence]]", [[metaphor]]ically alluding to the fact that the essence of the nut, i.e., its [[edible]] part, is contained inside its shell. |
The expression "in a nutshell" (of a story, proof, etc.) means "[[essence|in essence]]", [[metaphor]]ically alluding to the fact that the essence of the nut, i.e., its [[edible]] part, is contained inside its shell. |
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A nutshell is the outer shell of a nut. Most nutshells are inedible and are removed before eating the nut meat inside. ballsack?
Idiomatic usage
The expression "in a nutshell" (of a story, proof, etc.) means "in essence", metaphorically alluding to the fact that the essence of the nut, i.e., its edible part, is contained inside its shell.
The expression further gave rise to the journalism term nut graph, short for nutshell paragraph.
See also
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