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miss the forest for the trees

Verb
alt-of alternative idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
詳細にこだわりすぎて全体像や本質が見えなくなる / 部分的な事柄に集中して大局を把握できなくなる
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些細なデザインの細部にこだわりすぎると全体が見えなくなり、製品の本質的な目的を見失ってしまう。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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(idiomatic) Alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees

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miss the forest for the trees

When you obsess over minor design tweaks, you can miss the forest for the trees and lose sight of the product's core purpose.

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When you obsess over minor design tweaks, you can miss the forest for the trees and lose sight of the product's core purpose.

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