Far/farther/further afield In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "far/farther/further afield", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Caroline Tran calendar 2020-08-12 03:08

Meaning of Far/farther/further afield

Synonyms:

beside the point , not on target , off-course

Far/farther/further afield adjective phrase

Larger in scope

The professor allows us to go further afield because the government has agreed to support us in finance.

This project has gone far afield after the failure of the first experiment.

A greater distance away, especially from home

If I had known the truth from the beginning, I would not have gone so far afield.

I have never thought of travelling further afield because I cannot live without my family.

This university has many students who come from as further afield as China and India.

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