كيف تنطق "cannot see the wood for the trees"

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.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈkænɑt/, /kəˈnɑt/ /ˈsi/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwʊd/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtɹiz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

kəˈnɑt/ /sˈiː/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈʊd/ /fˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /tɹˈiːz

أمريكي

KAN-not see thuh WOOD for thuh TREEZ

بريطاني

kuh-NOT see thuh WOOD faw thuh TREEZ

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

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

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

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