far and wide
27
2.6
- idiom
:
por todas partes
- People came from far and wide to attend the festival this year.
- spread far and wide
- searched far and wide
- reach far and wide
But no, the show will be available far and wide and free.
- But no, the show will be available far and wide and free.
- I always loved Gaylord Perry, who was known far and wide for throwing a spitball.
- So the tentacles from this column reach far and wide.
- In quotes is a meme notion that has spread far and wide in American political discourse on the Internet.
- Yeah, I, I start, I travel pretty far and wide.
- You really immerse yourself, saturate yourself in exploration and travel far and wide.
- But he didn't care for the dogma and as his reputation grew, people travelled from far and wide to see New Zealand's greatest doctor.
- I continue to meet with clients, field emails, and hear from people from far and wide about their experiences of narcissistic abuse.
- Man, I remember in the old days having to look far and wide for displays that had low input lag that were good for gaming.
- And it there was almost this myth about this utopian food place that was reaching far and wide.
Examples
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We have gone far and wide to bring in the best of the best.
Academic text (2001) -
People will come from far and wide, just to see what we're all about.
Fiction book (1994) -
But no, the show will be available far and wide and free.
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Our team is now spread far and wide, but does this mean that we actually stopped working?
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People came from far and wide.
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Beyond his own experience with her, her reputation had spread far and wide.
Fiction book (1992) -
Dr. Dolittle's reputation spread far and wide.
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Very often, thousands come to Fayetteville from far and wide to witness this impressive ceremony.
Academic text (1996) -
She's going to search far and wide for a family to adopt Shadow.
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General Edward has led countless crusades and is known far and wide for his bravery.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
In every part of a place
132
1.0
As far apart or open as possible
87
4.1
In a way that covers a large area or includes many parts
26
1.0
With a lot of space between things
1
3.7
It happens in many places both near and far
Antonyms
How Widely
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'throughout a large area' is directly and predictably built from 'far' (at a long distance) + 'wide' (over a large extent), with 'and' simply combining them to intensify distribution. This is a transparent, compositional pattern (cf. German 'weit und breit') and a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase far and wide comes from a simple picture: something going far, meaning a long distance, and wide, meaning across a large area, like news or seeds spreading over a field. So it means 'in many places' or 'everywhere'.