cast one's net wide
English
Alternative forms
- cast one's net far and wide
- spread one's net wide
- cast one's net wider
Verb
cast one's net wide
- (figuratively) To try a large number and variety of options.
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References
- “cast your net wide” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- “cast/spread your net wide” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman; “cast your net (far and) wide” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “cast your net wide” (US) / “cast your net wide” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “cast/spread one's net wide” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.