can't see the wood for the trees

Cannot see, understand, or focus on a situation in its entirety due to being preoccupied with minor details. The way he's obsessing over one doorknob when we're renovating the entire house makes me think that he can't see the wood for the trees.

cannot see the wood for the trees

and cannot see the forest for the trees

Prov. Cannot perceive the overview or important things because of concentrating too much on details. The information presented in this textbook is so disorganized that I can't see the wood for the trees. The politician's opponents claimed that she couldn't see the forest for the trees, because she spent so much time trying to solve minor problems.

not see the wood for the trees

BRITISH or

not see the forest for the trees

AMERICAN

If someone can't see the wood for the trees, they are so involved in the details of something that they do not understand or pay attention to the most important parts of it. He often helped those who could not see the wood for the trees reach the correct decision. A picture is emerging of an agency that can't see the forest for the trees.

cannot see the wood for the trees

fail to grasp the main issue because of over-attention to details.

The North American version of this expression is cannot see the forest for the trees .

not see the ˌwood for the ˈtrees

(British English) (American English not see the ˌforest for the ˈtrees) (informal) not have a clear understanding of a situation because you are only looking at small aspects of it and not considering the situation as a whole: The situation is so complex that many people are unable to see the wood for the trees.

词组	can't see the wood for the trees
释义	can't see the wood for the trees can't see the wood for the trees Cannot see, understand, or focus on a situation in its entirety due to being preoccupied with minor details. The way he's obsessing over one doorknob when we're renovating the entire house makes me think that he can't see the wood for the trees. See also: see, tree, wood Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cannot see the wood for the trees and cannot see the forest for the trees Prov. Cannot perceive the overview or important things because of concentrating too much on details. The information presented in this textbook is so disorganized that I can't see the wood for the trees. The politician's opponents claimed that she couldn't see the forest for the trees, because she spent so much time trying to solve minor problems. See also: cannot, see, tree, wood McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. not see the wood for the trees BRITISH or not see the forest for the trees AMERICAN If someone can't see the wood for the trees, they are so involved in the details of something that they do not understand or pay attention to the most important parts of it. He often helped those who could not see the wood for the trees reach the correct decision. A picture is emerging of an agency that can't see the forest for the trees. See also: not, see, tree, wood Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. cannot see the wood for the trees fail to grasp the main issue because of over-attention to details. The North American version of this expression is cannot see the forest for the trees . See also: cannot, see, tree, wood Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary not see the ˌwood for the ˈtrees (British English) (American English not see the ˌforest for the ˈtrees) (informal) not have a clear understanding of a situation because you are only looking at small aspects of it and not considering the situation as a whole: The situation is so complex that many people are unable to see the wood for the trees. See also: not, see, tree, wood Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: cannot see the wood for the trees can't see the forest for the trees forest not see the wood for the trees not able to see the forest for the trees not able to see the wood for the trees slicker than snot on a doorknob down to (someone or something) down to somebody/something until (one's) dying day
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