Answer by Sebastian Koppehel for I Can't See the Wood for the Trees
If the sentiment is “to be unable to see what is in plain sight” (preferably expressed by means of a woodland-based metaphor), then I would suggest:Frondem in silvis non cernere.Literally: Not seeing...
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That ideas was expressed well by the poet Sextus Propertius when he said,Medio flumine quaeris aquamHere's a translation of the passage:"What good is it now, in your misery, to speak your solemn poem,...
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In a recent conversation, with Joonas (in our site's chat room), about chess, the well-known English idiom "can't see the wood for the trees" came up. This phenomenon--whether caused by a lack of...
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