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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Doriano	-	Italian
GyÖRgyike	DYUUR-dyee-ke	Hungarian
Oakley	['əukli]
Jakov	-	Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Eligia	e-LEEG-yah (Polish)	Polish, Late Roman
Hannas	-	Biblical Greek