не видеть леса за деревьями

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nʲɪ‿ˈvʲidʲɪtʲ ˈlʲesə zə‿dʲɪˈrʲev⁽ʲ⁾jəmʲɪ]

Verb

не ви́деть ле́са за дере́вьями • (ne vídetʹ lésa za derévʹjami) impf

  1. (idiomatic, in the negative) to not see the forest for the trees (to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation)
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