Woods from the trees

Ban Ki Moon

What does the expression "the woods from the trees" mean?

NothingMan

Vaginas. Everything always comes down to vaginas.

starbelgrade

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

What does the expression "the woods from the trees mean"?

The proper expression is "you can't get wood from a tree".

high horse

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

What does the expression "the woods from the trees mean"?

It means nothing as you don't have the full expression...

Einhard

starbelgrade wrote: »

The proper expression is "you can't get wood from a tree".

I always thought it was "don't put your wood in a tree". Wise words indeed.

starbelgrade

Einhard wrote: »

I always thought it was "don't put your wood in a tree". Wise words indeed.

Or a hornets' nest.

AlmightyCushion

starbelgrade wrote: »

The proper expression is "you can't get wood from a tree".

It depends on how long a dry patch you're having.

orourkeda

starbelgrade wrote: »

The proper expression is "you can't get wood from a tree".

Isnt it can't see the wood for the trees

It means a person who is not able to see the big picture because they have been sidetracked by minor details.

Thats my understanding of it

GLaDOS

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

What does the expression "the woods from the trees" mean?

The expression "can't see the wood for the trees" refers to someone getting bogged down in detail and missing the main point.

orourkeda

Einhard wrote: »

I always thought it was "don't put your wood in a tree". Wise words indeed.

"don't put your wood in a gee"

Ban Ki Moon

high horse wrote: »

It means nothing as you don't have the full expression...

The whole system is corrupt, We have to see the "woods for the trees"

Got it?

Einhard

starbelgrade wrote: »

Or a hornets' nest.

I'd be willing to bet that there's a Japanese/German smut series dedicated to precisely that!

Einhard

orourkeda wrote: »

"don't put your wood in a gee"

I swore once never to repeat the mistakes of my father...

starbelgrade

orourkeda wrote: »

Isnt it can't see the wood for the trees

It means a person who is not able to see the big picture because they have been sidetracked by minor details.

Thats my understanding of it

Don't be ridiculous.

ejmaztec

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

What does the expression "the woods from the trees" mean?

Wooden you like to know.

Ban Ki Moon

Jesus; I pity the moderators here

Einhard

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

Jesus; I pity the moderators here

If only they could see the wood from the trees...

starbelgrade

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

Jesus; I pity the moderators here

Pity the fool!

ejmaztec

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

Jesus; I pity the moderators here

Let's hope that they can't see the wood for the trees.

Ban Ki Moon

ejmaztec wrote: »

Let's hope that they can't see the wood for the trees.

So you know something about the expression?

orourkeda

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

So you know something about the expression?

Only after my stunningly enlightening explanation

orourkeda

starbelgrade wrote: »

Don't be ridiculous.

How dare you?

ejmaztec

orourkeda wrote: »

Only after my stunningly enlightening explanation

He should have noticed but he couldn't see your wood for the trees.

Darlughda

orourkeda wrote: »

It means a person who is not able to see the big picture because they have been sidetracked by minor details.

Thats a good explanation of that expression.
It can also mean someone who is convinced that they know the solution or understand a situation, when in fact they are unaware of the real issues or what is really going on underneath their very eyes.

Ban Ki Moon

So nobody knows the meaning?

ejmaztec

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

So nobody knows the meaning?

No, just you.

we'llallhavetea_old

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

So nobody knows the meaning?

i see what you did there

Einhard

http://www.woodfortrees.org/

It's really something to do with wood products and software.

*Takes a closer look*

Oh, right...

Always getting confused with "for" and "from".

From www.usingenglish.com :

If someone can't see the wood for the trees, they get so caught up in small details that they fail to understand the bigger picture.

That's definitive. I mean, it's on the internent so it must be correct. Right?

Einhard

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

Jesus; I pity the moderators here

You speak with JC?! Why the hell didn't ye just ask him??

Pffft, wasting our time...

--LOS--

It means you can't see the one solid guy from the playa with all the branches chicks hangin off him, maybe.

Ban Ki Moon

Einhard wrote: »

http://www.woodfortrees.org/

It's really something to do with wood products and software.

*Takes a closer look*

Oh, right...

Always getting confused with "for" and "from".

From www.usingenglish.com :

If someone can't see the wood for the trees, they get so caught up in small details that they fail to understand the bigger picture.

That's definitive. I mean, it's on the internent so it must be correct. Right?

"You can't see the forest for the trees" is a standard idiom in English.

orourkeda

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

So nobody knows the meaning?

AS PER MY ORIGINAL EXPLANATION

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/can't+see+the+wood+for+the+trees

Einhard

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

"You can't see the forest for the trees" is a standard idiom in English.

It is? Maybe in the South Korean dialect it is Ban, my friend, but not in the good old Hiberno kind we tend to speak here.

Ban Ki Moon

orourkeda wrote: »

AS PER MY ORIGINAL EXPLANATION

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/can't+see+the+wood+for+the+trees

Im still not happy,that link just puts the statement into a sentence,it does not explain wood for trees

starbelgrade

This is brilliant stuff - it's like watching a one legged man trying to win an ars* kicking contest!!

Ban Ki Moon

Einhard wrote: »

It is? Maybe in the South Korean dialect it is Ban, my friend, but not in the good old Hiberno kind we tend to speak here.

Really?Please explain.

Sid_Justice

i thought the expression was wood from the trees ::o

Einhard

starbelgrade wrote: »

This is brilliant stuff - it's like watching a one legged man trying to win an ars* kicking contest!!

Maybe if he got a peg leg made out of Wood from Trees he's have more of a chance...

Darlughda

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

So nobody knows the meaning?

In fairness, Ban Ki Moon, that is a pretty insulting thing to say.

Many posters have illustrated their understanding of that expression, which is one of those ambiguous ones that can be interperted in many different ways, depending on the context of the conversation, the tone it was delivered in and how it was said.

If you cannot grasp any interpretation of its meaning, that is your problem, not anybody else's.

Ban Ki Moon

Sid_Justice wrote: »

i thought the expression was wood from the trees ::o

Nah, Its wood for the trees.

starbelgrade

Einhard wrote: »

Maybe if he got a peg leg made out of Wood from Trees he's have more of a chance...

If his leg was made of wood, a bear would probably come out of the woods, tear it off, then the Pope would appear & take a big sh*t on it.

Einhard

Darlughda wrote: »

Many posters have illustrated their understanding of that expression, which is one of those ambiguous ones that can be interperted in many different ways, depending on the context of the conversation, the tone it was delivered in and how it was said.

What does ambiguous mean?

Einhard

starbelgrade wrote: »

If his leg was made of wood, a bear would probably come out of the woods, tear it off, then the Pope would appear & take a big sh*t on it.

I hate when that happens.

Ban Ki Moon

Ban Ki Moon wrote: »

The whole system is corrupt, We have to see the "woods for the trees"

Got it?

Darlughda wrote: »

In fairness, Ban Ki Moon, that is a pretty insulting thing to say.

Many posters have illustrated their understanding of that expression, which is one of those ambiguous ones that can be interperted in many different ways, depending on the context of the conversation, the tone it was delivered in and how it was said.

If you cannot grasp any interpretation of its meaning, that is your problem, not anybody else's.

Einhard wrote: »

What does ambiguous mean?

Most? read up.

Darlughda

Einhard wrote: »

What does ambiguous mean?

google not working Einhard?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ambiguous

Einhard

Darlughda wrote: »

google not working Einhard?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ambiguous

Sense of humour not working Darlughda?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/humour

Darlughda

Einhard wrote: »

Sense of humour not working Darlughda?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/humour

ooooh. aren't you the cheeky one.;)

Ban Ki Moon

Darlughda wrote: »

ooooh. aren't you the cheeky one.;)

Homo..sapien

Einhard

Well hope we've cleared it up for you Ban!!

Ban Ki Moon

Einhard wrote: »

It is? Maybe in the South Korean dialect it is Ban, my friend, but not in the good old Hiberno kind we tend to speak here.

Einhard wrote: »

Well hope we've cleared it up for you Ban!!

really?

Einhard

Really really.