one cannot see the wood for the trees

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Definition of one cannot see the wood for the trees in English English dictionary

one only sees the small details and not the whole objects, one only see the parts and not the whole

Hyphenation

one can·not see the wood for the trees

Turkish pronunciation

hwʌn kınät si dhi wûd fôr dhi triz

Pronunciation

/ˈhwən kəˈnät ˈsē ᴛʜē ˈwo͝od ˈfôr ᴛʜē ˈtrēz/ /ˈhwʌn kəˈnɑːt ˈsiː ðiː ˈwʊd ˈfɔːr ðiː ˈtriːz/