To fail to grasp the essence; to miss the crucial point; to focus on trivialities while overlooking the core.
他阅读报告时总是食马留肝，只注意表面的现象，而忽视了深层的问题。
When he reads reports, he always fails to grasp the essence, only noticing superficial phenomena while overlooking deeper issues.
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