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one should not miss the forest for the trees
Definition:  to consider a portion of a problem rather than understanding its larger part
Usage:  he thought that he would be off the hook, by divorcing his wife; but now things are worse because his wife wants half of his estate; he forgot that one should not miss the forest for the trees
SEPEDI
Translation:  o se ke wa feta sethokgwa o re ke mehlare
Proverb: ke sentše thipana, ka bua magotlo, anthe nama tša makhura di sa etla
XITSONGA
Translation:  munhu a nga fanelangi ku kayela nhova hikwalako ka misinya
Proverb: ti hupe nzukwa ti teka cheleni
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  muthu a songo kundwa u vhona ḓaka nge a tsirwa nga miri
Proverb: a ri laṱi ṅwana nga phaḓi