to keep from losing forests for trees

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to keep from losing forests for trees                       what's the meaning?

Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

Bad quotation, IMO. See:

http://www.answers.com/topic/can-t-see-the-forest-for-the-trees

JackyC · Answer

thank u,but why is it a bad question?

BarbaraPA · Answer

Jacky, it's not a bad question. "To keep from losing forests for trees" was a bad rendering of the quotation.

JackyC · Answer

oh i see,thank u

BarbaraPA · Answer

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