I don't know...in case anyone is interested, I did find this on it:
in a nutshell
In few words; briefly.
This phrase -- or its Latin equivalent, at least -- appears all the way back in antiquity. The famous Roman orator Cicero is said to have mentioned a parchment copy of The Iliad so tiny that it could literally fit right into a nutshell. (from http://www.funwords.com/library/i.htm ).
An odd phrase, and nobody really seems to know where it came from.
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in a nutshell
In few words; briefly.
This phrase -- or its Latin equivalent, at least -- appears all the way back in antiquity. The famous Roman orator Cicero is said to have mentioned a parchment copy of The Iliad so tiny that it could literally fit right into a nutshell. (from http://www.funwords.com/library/i.htm ).
An odd phrase, and nobody really seems to know where it came from.