Which would be a suitable alternative for the common idiom "The devil is in the details", without the use of the word "devil"?
Alternative answers are welcome too!
The idiom the devil is in the details means that mistakes are usually made in the small details of a project. Usually it is a caution to pay attention to avoid failure.
The devil version of the idiom is a variation on the God phrase, though the exact origin of both is uncertain.
would convey what you mean.
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