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read the source of the allusion. the ancient roman scholar pliny the elder relayed an unbelievable story in which the iliad (a poem hundreds of pages long) was written on parchment and inserted into the shell of a walnut. william shakespeare later referenced this story when his character hamlet uses the phrase \in a nutshell\ to describe something that is compact. what is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? so, in a nutshell, thats the story of my month - long trip to iceland. in an unusual fashion in a concise way in conclusion
The phrase "in a nutshell" is an idiomatic expression. It means to summarize or state something in a concise, brief way. It has its origin - related to the idea of fitting a large amount of information (like the long - story alluded to) into a small space (like a nutshell).
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