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
Florinda	flo-REEN-dhah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Gislenus	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Madog	-	Welsh
Carlton	KAHRL-tən	English
Gratian	GRAY-shən (English)	History
Rayna (2)	-	Yiddish