miss the wood for the trees

Alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.

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Meanings

verbmiss the wood for the trees (third-person singular simple present misses the wood for the trees, present participle missing the wood for the trees, simple past and past participle missed the wood for the trees)

present singular third person misses the wood for the trees · participle present missing the wood for the trees · participle past missed the wood for the trees · past missed the wood for the trees

  1. alternativeidiomaticAlternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.
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APA

miss the wood for the trees. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miss%20the%20wood%20for%20the%20trees

MLA

“miss the wood for the trees.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miss%20the%20wood%20for%20the%20trees. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miss the wood for the trees,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miss%20the%20wood%20for%20the%20trees.

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