not see the wood for the trees
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not see the wood for the trees — idiom
1. To fail to understand the main point because you focus too much on small details
1.idiom
Definition
To fail to understand the main point because you focus too much on small details.
Example
The manager was so focused on tiny errors that he didn't see the wood for the trees.
Aiden couldn't see the wood for the trees when he argued about the color of the logo.