See cast one's net wide on Wiktionary
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"To attempt a large number and variety of options."
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"(figuratively) To attempt a large number and variety of options."
],
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"word": "cast one's net far and wide"
},
{
"word": "spread one's net wide"
},
{
"word": "cast one's net wider"
}
],
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "漁翁撒網"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yúwēngsāwǎng",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "渔翁撒网"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"note": "of trying things",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "kokeilla kaikenlaista"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "ratisser large"
}
]
}
],
"word": "cast one's net wide"
}
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"present"
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},
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "漁翁撒網"
},
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"word": "ratisser large"
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"word": "cast one's net wide"
}
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