far/farther/further afield
1. Larger in scope. This project has gone far afield after our initial experiment didn't yield the data we were looking for. I had you all pick topics for a reason—so you would stick to them. I do not want a five-page paper going further afield. I don't think anyone will sign off on this investigation going farther afield into the candidate's personal finances.
2. Away from some place or thing. If you want to travel further afield, though, it'll be a very long walk. Oh wow, you guys went far afield—I thought you were just going to the mall in town. Well, I need to stop for gas if we're going to go farther afield.
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far afield
Wide-ranging, at a distance, as in I started out identifying wild mushrooms, but since then I've gone far afield in other branches of botany . [c. 1400]
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far/farther/further aˈfield
far away from home; to or in places that are not near: You can hire a car if you want to explore further afield. ♢ Journalists came from as far afield as China and Brazil.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017