Over the Edge of the Plate

über den Tellerrand blicken or schauen
To look over the edge of the plate. Duden gives two meanings. One is etwas von einer höheren Warte aus betrachten, to look at something from a higher point of view. The other is über seinen eingeschränkten Gesichtskreis hinausblicken, um etwas richtig einzuschätzen, to look beyond one’s limited horizon in order to judge something correctly.

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