see the wood for the trees

Verb

Meaning

see the wood for the trees (third-person singular simple present sees the wood for the trees, present participle seeing the wood for the trees, simple past saw the wood for the trees, past participle seen the wood for the trees)

Alternative form of see the forest for the trees

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

If you see everything from the point of view of women being victims in some way, you don't see the wood for the trees. It is better to be a person than a woman. Vivienne Westwood

He cannot see the wood for the trees. Hungarian Proverb

You cannot see the wood for the trees. Romanian Proverb

You can't see the wood for the trees. German Proverb

Close letter words and terms

see the same way see the trees through the forest see the way clear to see the woods for the trees see the world see the writing on the wall