Russian-English dictionary »

не видеть леса за деревьями meaning in English

RussianEnglish
не видеть леса за деревьями noun

elephant in the room(problem that is obvious but ignored)
noun

не видеть леса за деревьями verb
{imPlf}

see the forest for the trees(to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation)
verb