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Down to the short strokes What does Down to the short strokes mean?	Approaching the end of a long process.	Building a house is a long ordeal. Just when you think you are down to the short strokes something unexpected comes up. When a golfer begins at the tee, he hits the ball towards the green by driving, or using a long stroke. When the ball is on the green, he must get the ball in the hole by putting - or taking "short" strokes.
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not able to see the forest for the trees What does "not able to see the forest for the trees" mean?	to allow the details of a situation to obscure the situation as a whole	The man is not able to see the forest for the trees and always allows his obsession with small details to obscure the larger picture of what he is trying to do.

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Down To The Short Strokes Idiom