كيف تنطق "see the wood for the trees"
expression
التعريف
If you 'see the wood for the trees,' you understand the whole situation instead of focusing only on the small details. People who 'can't see the wood for the trees' pay too much attention to details and miss the bigger picture.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈsi/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwʊd/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtɹiz
الإنجليزية البريطانية
sˈiː/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈʊd/ /fˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /tɹˈiːz
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
SEE thuh WOOD fer thuh TREEZ
بريطاني
SEE thuh WOOD faw thuh TREEZ
استمع في السياق
He was so focused on fixing every typo that he couldn't see the wood for the trees.
Try to see the wood for the trees when you make decisions about your career.
If you focus on each problem separately, you'll never see the wood for the trees.
She works so hard on the details she often can't see the wood for the trees when it comes to big projects.