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miss the wood for the trees

miss the wood for the trees is the alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.

Forms of miss the wood for the trees

third-person singular presentmisses the wood for the trees
present participlemissing the wood for the trees
past participlemissed the wood for the trees
pastmissed the wood for the trees

Questions about miss the wood for the trees

What is miss the wood for the trees the alternative form of?
Miss the wood for the trees is the alternative form of cannot see the forest for the trees.

Words near miss the wood for the trees in the dictionary

  1. miss the bus
  2. miss the forest for the trees
  3. miss the mark
  4. miss the memo
  5. miss the point
  6. miss the wood for the trees
  7. miss the woods for the trees
  8. Miss Thing
  9. Miss Things
  10. Miss Waldron's red colobus
  11. Miss Wrong

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