Source Word
не видеть леса за деревьями
IPA(Pronunciation)
Verb
idiomatic
in the negative
木を見て森を見ず(細部にこだわりすぎて全体像を理解できないこと)
English Meaning
(idiomatic, in the negative) to not see the forest for the trees (to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation)
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