(the) big picture

(the) big picture
a whole or complete situation, including all the things that it affects, not just one part of it

It’s important we don’t lose sight of the big picture when we make these decisions.

Thesaurus: general words for situations and circumstancessynonym difficult situations and experiencessynonym
Main entry: picture

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the big ˈpicture idiom
(informal, especially NAmE) the situation as a whole

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Right now forget the details and take a look at the big picture.

Main entry: ↑bigidiom

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