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) (figuratively) To attempt a large number and variety of options. ==== Translations ==== === 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.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.