miss the forest for the trees

Verb

Meaning

miss the forest for the trees (third-person singular simple present misses the forest for the trees, present participle missing the forest for the trees, simple past and past participle missed the forest for the trees)

(idiomatic) Alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

miss the bus miss the buss miss the criminal miss the mark miss the memo miss the opportunity