see the trees through the forest

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To appreciate the details of something, as opposed to only focusing on the big picture. idiomatic
    — They naturally become very close to the personnel, supervisory and otherwise, and also the areas that they have to inspect, and sometimes I think they are unable to see the trees through the forest or the forest through the trees.

词源

Inversion of see the forest through the trees.
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