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Korean idiom spread a wide investigative net

거미줄 (을) The part “을” may be omitted. 늘이다

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  • 거미줄 늘이다

English rendering spread a wide investigative net Literal translation: “stretch out a spiderweb”

Meaning 1

피의자나 죄인을 잡기 위하여 여러 방면에 수사망을 널리 펴 놓다.

To spread an investigative network widely in many directions to catch a suspect or offender.

Dictionary example 1

사방에 거미줄을 늘여 놨으니 곧 범인을 잡을 것이다.

We have cast our net in every direction, so we will catch the culprit soon.

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“거미줄을 늘이다” — spread a wide investigative net: To spread an investigative network widely in many directions to catch a suspect or offender.
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