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- IPA(key): [nʲɪ‿ˈvʲidʲɪtʲ ˈlʲesə zə‿dʲɪˈrʲev⁽ʲ⁾jəmʲɪ]
не ви́деть ле́са за дере́вьями • (ne vídetʹ lésa za derévʹjami) impf
- (idiomatic, in the negative) to not see the forest for the trees (to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation)
