Idiom
see the trees through the forest
Meaning
To appreciate the details of something, as opposed to only focusing on the big picture.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You need to see the trees through the forest to solve this problem.”
“The project is overwhelming, but you must focus on the small steps to see the trees through the forest.”
“While the executive focused on the company's grand vision, the manager struggled to see the trees through the forest, missing the critical errors in the daily operations.”
Examples
simple
“You need to see the trees through the forest to solve this problem.”
contextual
“The project is overwhelming, but you must focus on the small steps to see the trees through the forest.”
complex
“While the executive focused on the company's grand vision, the manager struggled to see the trees through the forest, missing the critical errors in the daily operations.”
Origin
An inversion of the more common idiom see the forest through the trees.
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