You focus on small details and miss the woods for the trees.
miss the woods for the trees
idiomAlternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.
The manager spent all day fixing minor typos and missed the woods for the trees regarding the project's main goal.
By obsessing over the individual components of the legal argument, the lawyer missed the woods for the trees and failed to address the core injustice of the case.
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babe in the woods
A person who is innocent, naive, inexperienced, or helpless, especially with respect to an unfamiliar situation or environment.
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charm the birds from the trees
To behave in a very charming manner.
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do me good/s
[Cockney slang]wood/s
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does the Pope shit in the woods
Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.
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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.