英语词汇“see the wood for the trees”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	see the wood for the trees
释义	see the wood for the trees in British English (used with a negative) to obtain a general view of a situation, problem, etc, without allowing details to cloud one's analysis he can't see the wood for the trees See full dictionary entry for wood Examples of 'see the wood for the trees' in a sentence see the wood for the trees They couldn't see the wood for the trees or the way through the week from Monday to Friday. Hilary Mantel LEARNING TO TALK: SHORT STORIES (2003) In his fascination with the details of the stadium, Zeffer had come too close to the wall to see the wood for the trees. Clive Barker COLDHEART CANYON (2003)
随便看	keep-ones-fingers-crossed keep one's hand in keep-ones-hand-in keep-ones-hands-off-something-take-ones-hands-off-something keep one's hands off sth/take one's hands off sth keep one's head keep-ones-head keep one's head above water keep-ones-head-above-water keep one's mouth shut keep-ones-mouth-shut keep one's nose clean keep-ones-nose-clean keep one's nose to the grindstone keep-ones-nose-to-the-grindstone keep one's options open keep-ones-options-open keep one's own counsel keep-ones-own-counsel keep one's peace keep one's pecker up keep-ones-pecker-up keep one's powder dry keep-ones-powder-dry keep one's shirt on

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see the wood for the trees in British English