Question
Mark is so focused on product details that he
>can't see the fortress for the trees when it comes to the overall needs of the company. In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part contains an idiom/phrasal verb that may be correct or erroneous. Each sentence is followed by phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find out which is the correct idiom that should replace the error in bold, if there is any, and which makes the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No improvement required’, mark (E) as the answer.Solution
The idiom ‘can’t see the forest for the trees’ is correct. It means ‘to be unable to understand a situation clearly because you are too involved in it’. Mark is so focused on product details that he can't see the forest for the trees when it comes to the overall needs of the company.
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