[noun] [U] - (to put something) in a nutshell (to say something) using as few words as possibleWell, to put it in a nutshell, we're going to have to start again."Is he coming with us?" "In a nutshell, no."
NUTSHELL
Meaning of NUTSHELL in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012