cutting a wide swath
Making big impact
Cutting a wide swath means having a broad impact or making a strong impression across a large area.
The image comes from mowing—a wide swath is a broad strip of cut grain or grass.
Someone who cuts a wide swath attracts attention and affects many people or things: The new CEO cut a wide swath through the company, restructuring every department.
The phrase often suggests forceful, conspicuous action.
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
- making wavesCausing noticeable disruption
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- carveCut to shape
- powerEnergy transfer rate
power move · control · scope · charisma · breadth · far and wide · influence · authority · heavy hitter · reputation · leaving a mark · mow · trendsetting · blazing trails · strategy · shear · clearing · disruption
cutting a wide swathflying under the radar
Remaining undetected deliberately
keeping a low profile · blending in · subtle · understated · invisible
cutter, cutters, cutting, cuttings, widens, widened, widening, widest, widely