German idiom similar to "to put the whole matter into a nutshell"?

Question

Does similar figure of speech exist in German or should one translate to put the whole matter into a nutshell literally?

Ein Fazit ziehen

seems to make sense, but seems to be better used as a heading with colon:

Fazit:

What would be the correct term to mark the beginning of a conclusion in German?

score 15 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 14 '11 at 18:18

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There's this short phrase

Um es kurz zu sagen: ...

or

Um es kurz zu machen: ...

Also,

Langer Rede kurzer Sinn: ...

If you can sum it up in one word, you could also use

Mit einem Wort: ...

answered Jul 14 '11 at 18:18

splattne

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And then there's always kurz und gut or kurzum. – RegDwight Jul 14 '11 at 23:13
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And all of those are usually used right after going on for far too long on a topic. And more often than not, the explanation that follows is far too long as well ;-) – Joachim Sauer Jul 15 '11 at 07:51

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