focus on minor issues

/ˈfoʊkəs ɑːn ˈmaɪnər ˈɪʃuːz/

verb phrase

  1. To give attention to small or less important problems instead of the main problem.

    B1

    focus on + noun phrase

    • "We should focus on minor issues after we solve the main problem."B1
    • "It's easy to get bogged down in details and focus on minor issues when planning a project."B2

Common mistakes

  • focus in minor issues→focus on minor issues

    Use the preposition “on” after “focus.”

  • focus on major issues→focus on minor issues

    This mistake occurs when someone intends to say they are concentrating on small details but accidentally says the opposite.

Collocations

focus on major issuesaddress the main issueminor issuesfocus on minor detailsfocus on trivial matters

Word family

focusminorissue