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
Frige-Anglo-Saxon Mythology
ParrisPER-is, PAR-isEnglish (Rare)
Amator-Late Roman
CurtKURTEnglish
Kagiso-Southern African, Tswana
Hammer['hæmə]