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far and near

Idioms  
  1. Everywhere, at a distance and nearby. For example, People came from far and near to see the Pope. [c. a.d. 1000]


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Far and near the landscape swims in rain, and the hill-sides send down torrents through their watercourses.

From New Italian sketches by Symonds, John Addington

Far and near the fields lay scorched, withered, burnt to a crisp as if by the fast and furious blast of a raging prairie fire.

From The Way of the Wind by Norris, Zoe Anderson

Far and near, the prairie was alive with buffalo, while hundreds were plunging and snorting in the water.

From French Pathfinders in North America by Johnson, William Henry

Far and near I shall Endure the hate of one dear to my heart!

From Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose by Various

Far and near the landscape swims in rain, and the hillsides send down torrents through their watercourses.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series by Symonds, John Addington