from far and near

from far and near
from far and near & from near and far
from all around, both close by and farther away. (In either order.) •

All the young people from far and near gathered at the high school for the game.

The eagles gathered from near and far at the river where the salmon were spawning.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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