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in the grand/great scheme of things

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in the grand/great scheme of things
if you say that in the grand scheme of things something is not important, you mean that it is not important when compared to much more serious things. In the grand scheme of things, whether another actress has her navel pierced is not really that significant.
See also: grand, great, scheme, thing

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