see the wood for the trees (English, verb)
expansion: see the wood for the trees (third-person singular simple present sees the wood for the trees, present participle seeing the wood for the trees, simple past saw the wood for the trees, past participle seen the wood for the trees)
Senses:
glosses: Alternative form of see the forest for the trees.
tags: alt-of
alternative
idiomatic
raw_tags: in the negative
Forms:
form: sees the wood for the trees
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: seeing the wood for the trees
tags: participle
present
form: saw the wood for the trees
tags: past
form: seen the wood for the trees
tags: participle
past