Saturday, October 2, 2021

Cast your net wide

 Cast your net wide is a phrase that we use often to talk about not being too narrow in your search.  It's a figure of speech that comes from fishing.  When you are fishing, the wider the net, the more fish you are likely to catch. The action of throwing a net out to fish is called "casting a net."

So we use the term a lot when applying for jobs or for colleges.  You could also hear it when you are doing research.  A professor might tell you to start your search broad and not start off with searches that are too specific. 


Examples on Twitter

Examples on YouTube

Examples in the news

Examples in movies and TV shows

 
 
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