"cast one's net far and wide" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: casts one's net far and wide [present, singular, third-person], casting one's net far and wide [participle, present], cast one's net far and wide [participle, past], cast one's net far and wide [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|cast<,,cast> one's net far and wide}} cast one's net far and wide (third-person singular simple present casts one's net far and wide, present participle casting one's net far and wide, simple past and past participle cast one's net far and wide)
  1. Alternative form of cast one's net wide Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cast one's net wide Related terms: far and wide
    Sense id: en-cast_one's_net_far_and_wide-en-verb-vKccj3ca Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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