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Cannot see the wood for the trees Meaning in English

expression

KAN-not see thuh WOOD for thuh TREEZ
kuh-NOT see thuh WOOD faw thuh TREEZ

التعريف

This expression means to be so focused on the small details or individual parts of something that you miss the overall situation or bigger picture.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is a fairly formal and slightly literary British idiom. In conversation, you might also hear 'can't see the forest for the trees' (more common in American English). Used when someone gets lost in details and misses the broader context. Not used for literal forests or trees.

Spanish: no ver el bosque por los árbolesPortuguese (BR): não ver a floresta por causa das árvoresPortuguese (PT): não ver a floresta por causa das árvoresChinese (Simplified): 只见树木，不见森林Chinese (Traditional): 只見樹木，不見森林Hindi: पेड़ों के कारण जंगल नहीं देख पानाArabic: لا يرى الغابة من الأشجارBengali: বৃক্ষের ফাঁক দিয়ে বন দেখতে না পারাRussian: за деревьями леса не видетьJapanese: 木を見て森を見ずVietnamese: quá để ý tiểu tiết mà không thấy tổng thểKorean: 나무만 보고 숲을 보지 못하다Turkish: ayrıntılarda boğulmak - ağaçlardan ormanı görememekUrdu: درختوں کے پیچھے جنگل نہ دیکھناIndonesian: tidak bisa melihat hutan karena terlalu fokus pada pohon

جمل نموذجية

Sometimes people cannot see the wood for the trees when working on a big project.

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If you cannot see the wood for the trees, you miss important information.

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My teacher said I cannot see the wood for the trees because I worried about tiny mistakes.

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You're so caught up in the details—you cannot see the wood for the trees!

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Management often cannot see the wood for the trees when they focus only on monthly reports.

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I worry that by fixing every little thing, we cannot see the wood for the trees and forget our main goal.

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