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Phrase(s): cannot see the wood for the trees [and] cannot see the forest for the trees
Prov. Cannot perceive the overview or important things because of concentrating too much on details. • The information presented in this textbook is so disorganized that I can’t see the wood for the trees. • The politician’s opponents claimed that she couldn’t see the forest for the trees, because she spent so much time trying to solve minor problems.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs