How to pronounce “see the wood for the trees”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) Alternative form of see the forest for the trees.

Practice Nearby Words

see the woods for the trees, see the forest through the trees, look through rose-tinted glasses, see-saw, plain-saw, looksee, know which way is up, catch wind of, cut a wide swathe, call 'em as one sees 'em, hear the last of, know inside out, set sights on, take a flier, bushwack, work round, burn the coal, glinse, have another thought coming, deep-six, forebar, keep a look-out, brain-storm, keep an eye skinned, not know where to turn, cherry pick, plant sit, march to a different drummer, pick from a hat, heave into view, brain storm, through-hike, know a b from a battledore, quarter saw, know like the palm of one's hand, barberchair, side eye, break the mould, disappear into thin air, withthrow, overstrow, out-hike, march to a different drum, quarter-saw, green shave, bare it all, do the rounds, rift-saw, sherlock, take a five, cliche, walk softly and carry a big stick, spot-check, play someone like a bass fiddle, plantsit, tomtom, criticise, out-guess, umbegrippe, find a new gear, cut a swathe, fill in the blanks, frisbee, bring the curtain down, march to one's own drummer, take the wrong turn at albuquerque, play safe, second guess, strawman, skry, work both sides against the middle, wrong take, make the wrong turn at albuquerque, about face, skeletonise, know one's own head, barber chair, face-plant, go off at a tangent, flat-foot, vidê, follow the leader, dumfound, skimp and save, talk round, to-and-fro, note-take, not pay any mind, work both ends against the middle, rough draw, rally around the flag, double count, categize, setnet, shoe-horn, miss a beat, make a wrong turn at albuquerque, over-fire, de-dupe, head-hunt

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