"seeing the forest for the trees" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} seeing the forest for the trees
  1. present participle and gerund of see the forest for the trees Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: see the forest for the trees
    Sense id: en-seeing_the_forest_for_the_trees-en-verb-YHV4VTVd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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