كيف تنطق "miss the forest for the trees"
expression
MISS thuh FOR-ist fer thuh TREEZ
MISS thuh FOR-ist fuh thuh TREEZ
التعريف
To focus so much on small details that you fail to see the overall situation or the bigger picture.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈmɪs/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfɔɹəst/, /ˈfɔɹɪst/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtɹiz
الإنجليزية البريطانية
mˈɪs/ /ðə, ði/ /fˈɒɹɪst/ /fˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /tɹˈiːz
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
MISS thuh FOR-ist fer thuh TREEZ
بريطاني
MISS thuh FOR-ist fuh thuh TREEZ
استمع في السياق
If you worry about every small mistake, you might miss the forest for the trees.
She was so focused on the color of the curtains that she missed the forest for the trees and forgot about the whole design.
Don’t miss the forest for the trees; remember why you started this project.
When you keep arguing about the wording, you're really missing the forest for the trees.