“the trees”

The following 3 entries include the term the trees.

miss the forest for the trees

idiom

: to not understand or appreciate a larger situation, problem, etc., because one is considering only a few parts of it

not see the forest for the trees

idiom

: to not understand or appreciate a larger situation, problem, etc., because one is considering only a few parts of it

not see the wood for the trees

idiom

: to not understand or appreciate a larger situation, problem, etc., because one is considering only a few parts of it

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