Can't see the wood for the trees

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Idiom : Can't see the wood for the trees


Meaning : If someone can't see the wood for the trees, they are so concentrated on the details that they can't see the situation as a whole.

Usage : The new manager found the situation so complicated that
he couldn't see the wood for the trees.

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