What Good Comes from 'Casting a Wide Net'? — VOA Learning English
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Sometimes in life, you may want to have as many choices as possible. For example, let’s say you need a new job. You want to look far and wide. You do not want to limit your options. In this situation, you may want to cast a wide net.
Casting a wide net means to search a very wide area.
To cast a wide net is an expression that probably comes from fishing. For some types of fishing, you attach a hook to a line on a fishing pole. Then you cast the hook into the water. This will only catch one fish. However, casting a net into the water can catch many fish!
When you cast a wide net, you might search a wider area, or you might aim to catch…
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