Idioms

expand | broaden | widen your horizons

This page is about the idiom expand | broaden | widen your horizons

Meaning

If you expand your horizons, you broaden your outlook on life and its possibilities.

For example

  • It's a great idea for young people to travel because it can really expand their horizons.

  • Louise reckons books broadened her horizons more than anything because they really helped her to find new ways of looking at the world.

Note:
The three forms of this idiom are: "expand your horizons", "broaden your horizons" and "widen your horizons".

Quick Quiz

Most people think that one of the best ways to widen your horizons is to

a. play computer games

b. read comic books

c. travel to foreign countries
a) play computer games b) read comic books c) travel to foreign countries

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Contributor: Matt Errey