overall situation

• 事关大局

  issue that concerns the overall situation

• 无碍大局

  not affect the situation as a whole

• 顾全大局

  consider the situation as a whole

• 维护民族的大局

  safeguard the general interests of the people

• 照顾大局的让步

  concessions made to take care of the situation

• 大局已定。

  The die is cast.

• 影响不了大局

  be unable to affect the overall situation