overfocus onsomeone/something
phrasal verbwithoverfocusverb(alsoover-focus)uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈfəʊ.kəs/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈfoʊ.kəs/-s-or-ss-
to give too muchattentionto oneparticularperson,subject, or thing:
We don'tbelieveyou can over-focus on thisproblem.
It is nothealthyforpatientsto overfocus ontheirtherapist.
- Thedepartmenthas atendencyto over-focus on theproductand under-focus on thedemand.
- Do not overfocus onfallingasleepbycheckingtheclockevery tenminutes.
- I sometimestendto overfocus on thenegativepersonalimpactof anevent.
Paying attention and being careful
- attention span
- attentiveness
- be good, and if you can't be good, be carefulidiom
- be on (your) guardidiom
- cared-for
- guard
- handle/treatsomeonewith kid glovesidiom
- hang
- hang on/uponsomething
- have a careidiom
- religion
- revolve aroundsomeone/something
- safety
- safety firstidiom
- see pastsomething
- singleness
- sit
- the/a glare ofsomethingidiom
- zero
- Zoom