door de bomen het bos niet meer zien

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

“door de bomen het bos niet meer zien” is a Dutch word. Its meaning in English:

verb

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

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

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