🌍 Far and Wide: Exploring Clichés Across Continents and Centuries 📜
Definition
“Far and wide” means to great lengths and distances, affecting many individuals or many localities.
Historical Usage
This term is one of the oldest English ones featured in this book. It appears in an Old English work from around the year 900: “He . . . ferde [fared] . . . feorr and wide.” William Shakespeare used it in Romeo and Juliet (4:2): “I stretch it out for that word ‘broad’; which added to the goose, proves thee far and wide a broad goose.”
Synonyms
- Here, there, and everywhere
- High and low
- Near and far
- All over the place
Related Terms and Expressions
- “Across the board” – Affecting all realms equally
- “From coast to coast” – Spanning the entire country
- “Over hill and dale” – Through varied terrains
- “To the ends of the earth” – To the last extremities of the world
- “In every nook and cranny” – Searching diligently everywhere
Humor-Filled Quote
“Covering a topic ‘far and wide’? Sounds like how I describe my coffee spills! 🌊☕” – Anonymous
Proverb
“Travel far and wide; learn a little here, a little there, and a lot everywhere.”
Literature, Songs, and Movies
- Book: Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 📚
- Song: “Across the Universe” by The Beatles 🎶
- Poetry: On the Pulse of Morning by Maya Angelou 📜
- Movie: Y Tu Mamá También directed by Alfonso Cuarón 📽️
Final Thought 🌟
In exploring words and phrases “far and wide,” remember the words of Laozi: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Go forth and explore the vast landscapes of language!
Penned with wit and wanderlust, Penelope Phrasemaker
