door de bomen het bos niet meer zien

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “to not see the forest though/due to the trees”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌdoːr də ˈboː.mə(n) (ɦ)ət ˈbɔs nit meːr ˈzin/

Verb[edit]

door de bomen het bos niet meer zien

  1. (intransitive) to not see the forest for the trees (to be overwhelmed by detail and miss the big picture)

Inflection[edit]