afield

Related to afield: concisely

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.
2. Away from some place or thing. If you want to travel further afield, though, it'll be a very long walk.
See also: afield, far, farther, further
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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]
See also: afield, far
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

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.
See also: afield, far, farther, further
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • far afield
  • far/farther/further afield
  • mission creep
  • scope out
  • scope someone out
  • Take a running jump in the lake!
  • Take a running jump!
  • Go fly a kite!
  • go jump in the lake
  • go play in (the) traffic
References in periodicals archive
Recently, Sports South boosted the opportunities for youth hunting with a $100,000 donation to Families Afield.
Your recent Short Shots column on the death of Sports Afield was right on target, which makes me all the more appreciative of your own fine magazine.
NSSF established the nationwide Families Afield effort in cooperation with the U.S.
"Although we clearly welcome an increase in business, I am deeply saddened for local people and traders who are being forced to travel further and further afield for a local financial service provider," he said.
Wholesalers (38%) and transport/ travel firms (29%) are much more likely to focus their efforts further afield, whereas 90% of hotels and restaurants, who deal directly with local consumers, feel closer to the local community.
I used the Lahti afield shooting .308 Tactical rifles as well as a .50 BMG target rifle from the sitting and standing positions.
The messages came from home as well as further afield, like New Zealand, Northern Ireland and Germany.
Research work and an exhibition on Loam-Clay-Earth in the 1980s prefaced his involvement with buildings, and from 1990, he has been working with architects mostly in his native Austria but now increasingly further afield.
Geoff Forrester, branch manager at Willenhall Library said: "We are pleased to support the work of local people and we hope that residents of Willenhall and people from further afield will come along and enjoy the display."
Headteacher Ruth Thomas said: "We had over 140 people apply for 90 places and as there are no catchment areas for primary schools, we have pupils from as far afield as Anfield."
"These provisions will safeguard companies from straying too far afield. These services must be linked to the core business," said Hyde.
THE iTouch mobile communications set-up that signalled likely European expansion just days ago, yesterday moved a bit farther afield by signing an exclusive joint partnership deal with the top mobile phone operator in Israel.
Around a dozen contestants from as far afield as Washington, London and Leeds, as well as from Ireland, were lined up to take part in the 30th anual competition to find the Bachelor of the Year.
You'll be impressed and inspired by this remarkable female big game guide's strength and perseverance afield, and you'll enjoy her many remembrances of hunting the Great Land with the determined Musacchia.
With a curatorium more multiracial than the Jedi Council, the Third Asia-Pacific Triennial brings together work from as far afield as China, Pakistan, and Papua New Guinea.