not see the forest for the trees

English - Turkish

Definition of not see the forest for the trees in English Turkish dictionary

(deyim) Önemsiz ya da asıl önemi taşımayan şeylere bakıp, meselenin özünü görememek/anlayamamak

English - English

Definition of not see the forest for the trees in English English dictionary

(deyim) (not see the wood for the trees: UK; not see the forest for the trees, US) to be unable to get a general understanding of a situation because you are too worried about the details

Hyphenation

not see the For·est for the trees

Turkish pronunciation

nät si dhi fôrıst fôr dhi triz

Pronunciation

/ˈnät ˈsē ᴛʜē ˈfôrəst ˈfôr ᴛʜē ˈtrēz/ /ˈnɑːt ˈsiː ðiː ˈfɔːrəst ˈfɔːr ðiː ˈtriːz/