"missing the forest for the trees" meaning in All languages combined

See missing the forest for the trees on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} missing the forest for the trees
  1. present participle and gerund of miss the forest for the trees Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: miss the forest for the trees
    Sense id: en-missing_the_forest_for_the_trees-en-verb-~kPYjhmt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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