to take after

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to look up to

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stubborn

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to grow up

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to show off

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to bring up

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to get on

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to go out

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to split up

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to fall out

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The idiom "in a nutshell" originates from an ancient anecdote attributed to the Greek philosopher Pliny the Elder, who lived in the first century AD. According to the story, Pliny the Elder claimed that the entire Iliad by Homer could fit into a nutshell, implying that a complex or lengthy narrative could be summarized concisely. This anecdote later evolved into the expression we use today to mean providing a brief and condensed summary of something.

What is the origin of the idiom "in a nutshell" and when to use it?

in a nutshell

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to make up

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Here you will find the words from Unit 1 - Vocabulary in the Total English Upper-Intermediate coursebook, such as "take after", "stubborn", "make up", etc.

Total English Upper-Intermediate "Unité 1 - Vocabulaire"