the/somebody's scheme of things

in the (grand) scheme of things

In the long term; in the complete picture of something. I know you're worried about getting a bad grade on this test, but you're such a great student that I doubt it will matter in the grand scheme of things. The little side stories are amusing, but they don't really connect to the grand scheme of the series as a whole. Such hasty, reckless decisions will doom you in the grand scheme of things.

See also: of, scheme, thing

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the scheme of things

the organization of things in general; the way the world is.

See also: of, scheme, thing

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the/somebody’s ˈscheme of things

the way the world and other things are or seem to be organized: Low-paid workers like us don’t have a very important place in the scheme of things. ♢ Don’t worry too much about your exam results; they’re not really important in the great scheme of things.

See also: of, scheme, thing

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