cast one's net wide

• cast one's net far and wide
• spread one's net wide
• cast one's net wider

cast one's net wide

1. (figuratively) To try a large number and variety of options.

• “cast your net wide” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• “cast/spread your net wide” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman; “cast your net (far and) wide” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “cast your net wide” (US) / “cast your net wide” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “cast/spread one's net wide” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.