in lungo e in largo

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “in long and in broad”. Compare French en long et en large.

Adverb

in lungo e in largo

  1. far and wide, high and low
    • 2020 November 1, Mario Platero, “Biden in vantaggio, ma Trump potrebbe ancora sorprendere [Biden ahead, but Trump could still surprise]”, in la Repubblica‎:
      E ieri hanno entrambi battuto lo Stato in lungo e in largo (Hillary era stata meno attiva negli ultimi giorni).
      And yesterday they both trod the state far and wide (Hillary had been less active in the last few days).
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