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misses the forest for the trees

misses the forest for the trees is the third-person singular simple present indicative of miss the forest for the trees.

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What is misses the forest for the trees the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misses the forest for the trees is the third-person singular simple present indicative of miss the forest for the trees.

Words near misses the forest for the trees in the dictionary

  1. Misses Right
  2. misses someone's point
  3. misses stays
  4. misses the boat
  5. misses the bus
  6. misses the forest for the trees
  7. misses the mark
  8. misses the memo
  9. misses the point
  10. misses the wood for the trees
  11. misses the woods for the trees

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