Might mean (unverified): Overlook overall situation due details.
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  1. see the wood for the trees: Collins English Dictionary
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verb:  Alternative form of see the forest for the trees [(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To discern an overall pattern from a mass of detail; to see the big picture, or the broader, more general situation.]

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