put in a nutshell
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Representing both sacred and profane forms of intoxication, these sculptures by Kesang Lamdark put in a nutshell the main themes of “Tradition Transformed: Tibetan Artists Respond,” the Rubin’s first foray into exhibiting contemporary art.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2010
If civilization could be put in a nutshell, the neat result might well resemble Mandoa, Mandoa!
From Time Magazine Archive
You put in a nutshell the feeling and emotions I can only convey, and even then with difficulty, to my doctors, my family and my friends.
From Time Magazine Archive
The situation from the point of view of Holland was simple, and could be put in a nutshell.
From South America by W. H. (William Henry) Koebel
There is the question put in a nutshell, and if they can't decide upon it let them toss up.
From The Young Carthaginian A Story of The Times of Hannibal by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
