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单词 to get lost in the weeds
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to get (also be) lost (also bogged down) in the weeds
d. At the most basic or grass-roots level; engaged with intricate or precise details, esp. to an extent considered distracting or limiting. Usually with down. Frequently in to get (also be) lost (also bogged down) in the weeds.
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1993 Jrnl. Commerce & Commerc. 4 Mar. a2/3 One White House official at first dismissed questions about the Ex-Im Bank plan as ‘too far down in the weeds for me’. But on further questioning..expressed familiarity with all major objections to the program.
2000 Canad. H.R. Reporter 5 June 3 Organizations need to focus on three or four goals otherwise you get too bogged down in the weeds.
2009 D. J. Minnick Survive Downsizing v. 177 Be able to distinguish between activities that keep you ‘down in the weeds’ from those that give you the bigger picture.
2012 Money Managem. Let. (Nexis) 9 Jan. Boards that focus on the big picture tend to produce better results than those that get lost in the weeds and end up focusing on things that really don't matter much.
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