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cast your net wide/wider

to think about a large number of things or people when choosing the thing or person that you want. If we don't get many interesting candidates this time round we may have to cast our net a little wider.

See also: cast, wide

a safety net

a system or arrangement that helps you if you have problems, especially financial problems. The hardship fund provides a safety net for students who run out of money before they've completed their course. (often + for)

See also: safety

slip through the net

to not be caught or dealt with by the system that should be catching or dealing with you. The system is failing and mental patients who badly need help are still slipping through the net. Innocent people have been falsely convicted while the guilty ones may be slipping through the net.

See also: slip, through