- can't see the forest for the trees
- focus so much on the details so as not to be able to see the big picture
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
can't see the forest for the trees
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can't see the wood for the trees — or[can t see the woods for the trees] or[can t see the forest for the trees] {v. phr.} To be unable to judge or understand the whole because of attention to the parts; criticize small things and not see the value or the aim of the future… … Dictionary of American idioms
can't see the wood for the trees — or[can t see the woods for the trees] or[can t see the forest for the trees] {v. phr.} To be unable to judge or understand the whole because of attention to the parts; criticize small things and not see the value or the aim of the future… … Dictionary of American idioms
forest — See: CAN T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES or CAN T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES … Dictionary of American idioms
forest — See: CAN T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES or CAN T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES … Dictionary of American idioms
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