Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word from the options that correctly defines the meaning to the given idiom / phrase.

Can't see the wood for the trees

  1. Silly person

  2. A fool

  3. Unable to see the main point

  4. To encourage
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C Correct answer
Explanation

'Can't see the wood for the trees' means being so occupied with or focused on small details that one loses sight of the overall situation or main point. The idiom describes someone who gets bogged down in minutiae and cannot perceive the broader perspective or essential issue.

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