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cast one's net far and wide

cast one's net far and wide is the alternative form of cast one's net wide.

Meaning of cast one's net wide

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.

Forms of cast one's net far and wide

third-person singular presentcasts one's net far and wide
present participlecasting one's net far and wide
past participlecast one's net far and wide
pastcast one's net far and wide

Questions about cast one's net far and wide

What is cast one's net far and wide the alternative form of?
Cast one's net far and wide is the alternative form of cast one's net wide.

Words near cast one's net far and wide in the dictionary

  1. cast oil on troubled waters
  2. cast on
  3. cast one's bread upon the waters
  4. cast one's lot with
  5. cast one's mind back
  6. cast one's net far and wide
  7. cast one's net wide
  8. cast one's net wider
  9. cast one's vote
  10. cast out
  11. cast out nines

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