The truth about Trump high crimes will never see the light of the day, 'cause Mueller did everything he could to make the public not to see the forest for the trees ... "
Homer
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see the light of day
To be available to the public in some way, such as being published, disseminated, or simply revealed somehow.
Unless you have a good literary agent, your manuscript will never see the light of day.
That document is so sensitive that I guarantee it will never see the light of day.
See also: light, of, see
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
see the light of day
Be published, brought out, or born. For example, I wonder if her book will ever see the light of day, or The family reunion was a disaster, and I wish the idea for it had never seen the light of day , or When we visited Pittsburgh, we saw where Mom had first seen the light of day. [Early 1700s]
See also: light, of, see
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
see the light of day
COMMON
1. If something sees the light of day, it is produced or made available to people, often after difficulties. This book might never have seen the light of day without the enthusiasm and support of my editor. Few 35-minute films ever saw the light of day, even in those days. Note: You can also say that something sees the light. All this may change with the news that Christopher Isherwood's diaries are now at last to see the light. His plan first saw the light at a meeting of the West European Union.
2. If a baby sees the light of day they are born. Tens of millions of new souls are seeing the light of day in Africa each year.
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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
see the light of day
1 be born. 2 come into existence; be made public, visible, or available.
2 2003 Screen Online He soon finds himself caught between the moguls of the textile industry and the trade unions, all equally determined that his invention never sees the light of day.
See also: light, of, see
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
(see) the light of ;day
be thought of or discovered by somebody, or become known to a lot of people at a particular time: It was then that the idea of a European parliament first saw the light of day.
See also: light, of
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
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can't see the forest for the trees
(redirected from not see the forest for the trees)
can't see the forest for the trees
Cannot see, understand, or focus on a situation in its entirety due to being preoccupied with minor details.
The way he's obsessing over one doorknob when we're renovating the entire house makes me think that he can't see the forest for the trees.
See also: forest, see, tree
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
can't see the forest for the trees
Also, can't see the wood for the trees. Focus only on small details and fail to understand larger plans or principles, as in Alex argues about petty cash and overlooks the budget-he can't see the forest for the trees . This expression was already a proverb in John Heywood's 1546 collection.
See also: forest, see, tree
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.