не видеть леса за деревьями

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

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не ви́деть ле́са за дере́вьями (ne vídetʹ lésa za derévʹjamiimpf

  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)