broaden your horizons

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    UKˈbrɔːdn jɔː həˈraɪznz
    USˈbrɔːdən jɔːr hərˈaɪzənz

    To increase the range of your knowledge, experience, or interests.

    A view from a hilltop at sunrise over a vast valley that opens out to a wide, distant horizon
    The view keeps widening: learning and travel broaden your horizons.

    Studying abroad really broadened my horizons.

    Reading widely is a great way to broaden your horizons.

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    broaden the horizonbroaden your horizons

    The established idiom normally uses plural 'horizons' and a possessive.

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    Words that go with broaden your horizons: broaden your horizons; broaden your mind; broaden your horizons.

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    expand your outlookwiden your experience
    Opposite
    narrow your outlook

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