trade off the orchard for an apple
trade off the orchard for an apple
To be overly concerned with minor details and ignore the situation as a whole. I know you're worried about that one aspect of your project, but don't trade off the orchard for an apple.
See also: apple, off, orchard, trade
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- be down on (someone or something)
- be tight-arsed
- a lonely little petunia in an onion patch
- pick (one's) battle(s)
- choose (one's) battles (wisely)
- be hard on (one)
- be hard on somebody
- live in the present
- panties