forest

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CAN'T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES

CAN'T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES.

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can't see the wood for the trees

[can't see the wood for the trees] or [can't see the woods for the trees] or [can't see the forest for the trees] {v. phr.} To be unable to judge […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on the lookout

[on the lookout] {adj. phr.} Watching closely. * /The little boy was on the lookout for his father./ * /Forest rangers are always on the lookout for forest fires./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[wood] See: [CAN'T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES], [KNOCK ON WOOD], [SAW WOOD]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

fan out

[fan out] {v. phr.} To spread in several directions. * /The main road fans out at the edge of the forest in four different directions./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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