miss the woods for the trees

Alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.

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Meanings

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

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

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

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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