За деревьями леса не видать
With accent marks:
За дере́вьями ле́са не вида́ть.
Translation:
Оne can not see the wood for the trees.
Meaning:
This proverb means: to pay to much attention to the secondary things, to be overwhelmed with details and not notice the main thing, not see the big picture.
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Hurry to much and you will make people laugh.
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Better to see once than hear a hundred times.
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Each sandpiper praises its swamp.
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Strike the iron while it's hot.
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Do not look at a given horse's teeth.
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Заставь дурака богу молиться – он и лоб расшибёт
Make a fool pray to God - he will break his forehead.
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A titmouse in hands is better than a crane in the sky.
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Water wears away a stone.
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