Work & careers
see the bigger picture
understand the whole situation
To see the bigger picture is to understand how individual details fit into the whole situation.
Hear it in real life
Why are we changing the schedule again?
You need to see the bigger picture.
Try to see the bigger picture before you react to one disappointing result.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We need to see the bigger image.
Say: We need to see the bigger picture.
The established expression uses "picture," not "image."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
see the bigger picture; help someone see the bigger picture
Your turn: say it out loud
Try to see the bigger picture before you react to one disappointing result.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
see the bigger picture
understand the whole situation
“Try to see the bigger picture before you react to one disappointing result.”
heytardy
Did this help?
Your turn on Facebook
Write one sentence with a phrase from this page
Post it in the comments. We reply to every one and fix it kindly.
Write it on Facebook