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miss the woods for the trees
Verb
alt-of
alternative
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
細部にとらわれすぎて、全体や本質が見えなくなる状態となること。 / 詳細に気を取られて、大局を見失うこと。
（ 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 woods for the trees
When she kept rearranging the minor agenda items, she began to miss the woods for the trees and lost sight of the project's main objective.
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When she kept rearranging the minor agenda items, she began to miss the woods for the trees and lost sight of the project's main objective.
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