grand scheme



grand scheme

The long term; the complete picture of something. Typically used in the phrase "in the grand scheme of things." 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.
See also: grand, scheme

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tiw-Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Shlomit-Hebrew
Andrada-Romanian
Flavianus-Ancient Roman
AbishagAB-i-shag (English)Biblical
Maxima-Ancient Roman