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Birds eye view
The original terminology used by the old school, for conveying the idea that some topic should be examined from a more strategic than tactical point of view (POV) or vantage.
Currently surplanted by the increasingly popular 30,000-foot view, and even more strategic outer space view.
As in...
Mr. Johnson: Let's all hold off for a minute and step back, and take a birds eye view of the situation. We'll get our bearings and figure out where to go from here.







