Frequently does one fail to see the forest not for the trees, but for the wolves.
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Meaning: can’t see the whole for observing the details Rewrite 1: can’t see the garden for the flowers Rewrite 2: can’t see the street for the traffic Rewrite 3: can’t see the home for the house plan Rewrite 4: missing the curve for the plot points
Comment: I threw you a curve with the last rewrite.
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posted by Booksville Bookclub at 11:22 PM on Jul 17, 2007
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