to consider a wide range of possibilities or cover a large area, especially to try to find sb/sth :
They have spread their net far and wide in the search for a new team coach.
to consider a wide range of possibilities or cover a large area, especially to try to find sb/sth :
They have spread their net far and wide in the search for a new team coach.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005