Definitions from Wiktionary (See the woods for the trees)
▸ verb: Alternative form of see the forest for the trees [(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To discern an overall pattern from a mass of detail; to see the big picture, or the broader, more general situation.]
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▸ verb: Alternative form of see the forest for the trees [(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To discern an overall pattern from a mass of detail; to see the big picture, or the broader, more general situation.]
Similar:
see the wood for the trees,
see the forest through the trees,
look through rose-tinted glasses,
see-saw,
plain-saw,
looksee,
cut a wide swathe,
bushwack,
call 'em as one sees 'em,
hear the last of,
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