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 (third-person singular simple present casts one's net wide, present participle casting one's net wide, simple past and past participle cast one's net wide)

1. (figuratively) To attempt a large number and variety of options.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 漁翁撒網 / 渔翁撒网 (yúwēngsāwǎng)

• Finnish: kokeilla kaikenlaista (of trying things)
• French: ratisser large (fr)

References

• “cast your net wide”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “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, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.