I recently received a response from a colleague that stated they did not know what my email message was all about.
My response was for him to read the Subject line and it would immensely become clear as a bell.
Pure as the sound of a bell; also, readily understood. For example, Did you understand the message I left you? —Yes, clear as a bell . This simile, which alludes to the bell's clarity owing to lack of overtones, was already a proverb in John Ray's English Proverbs (1670).
"Can't see the forest through the trees" means someone is so focused on small details or individual aspects of a situation that they are unable to understand the bigger picture or overall context; essentially, they are too caught up in the minutiae to see the whole situation clearly, like being in a forest and only noticing the individual trees instead of the entire woodland area.
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Analogy:
Imagine being in a forest and only seeing the individual trees, not realizing the vastness of the whole forest.
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Usage:
This phrase is often used to criticize someone who is missing the bigger picture because they are too focused on minor aspects of a situation
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Meaning:
It signifies a lack of perspective due to being overly concentrated on small details.