However, before I lose the forest---and a very important one it is---for the trees, I want to step back a bit.
I'd rather focus on this minor point and overlook the rest of what I meant to say.
mnli hypothesis: I'd rather focus on this minor point and overlook the rest of what I meant to say. premise: However, before I lose the forest---and a very important one it is---for the trees, I want to step back a bit.