"see the forest through the trees" meaning in All languages combined

See see the forest through the trees on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: sees the forest through the trees [present, singular, third-person], seeing the forest through the trees [participle, present], saw the forest through the trees [past], seen the forest through the trees [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|see<,,saw,seen> the forest through the trees}} see the forest through the trees (third-person singular simple present sees the forest through the trees, present participle seeing the forest through the trees, simple past saw the forest through the trees, past participle seen the forest through the trees)
  1. Alternative form of see the forest for the trees Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: see the forest for the trees
    Sense id: en-see_the_forest_through_the_trees-en-verb-pTVueW90 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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