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see the forest for the trees
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To discern an overall pattern from a mass of detail; to see the bigger picture, or the broader, more general situation. Generally used in the negative.
"Smith is good at detail, but can't see the forest for the trees."
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    Nearby phrases:  see someone through,  see someone's point,  see something through,  see the light,  see through


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