You focus too much on details and miss the forest for the trees.
miss the forest for the trees
idiomAlternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.
By worrying only about the color of the walls, you miss the forest for the trees regarding the house's structural problems.
The manager became so obsessed with minor administrative errors that he missed the forest for the trees, failing to notice the company's declining market share.
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charm the birds from the trees
To behave in a very charming manner.
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give something a miss
To forgo something.
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I never miss
I am aware of what is going on; I know what is happening.
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kill trees
To use paper.
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Miss Right
A perfect, ideal or suitable female companion, especially a wife.
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miss the memo
To be unaware of the current state of affairs.
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miss the wood for the trees
Alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.
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miss the woods for the trees
Alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.