1scheme 
/ˈski:m/ noun
plural schemes /ˈski:m/ noun [count] 1 : a clever and often dishonest plan to do or get something
▪ a scheme [=plot] to seize control of the government ▪ a scheme to cheat people out of their money — see also pyramid scheme 2 chiefly Brit : an official plan or program of action
▪ The company has a new scheme for insurance coverage. ▪ a scheme to improve the economy ▪ a training/pension/marketing scheme 3 : the way that something is arranged or organized
▪ the color/decorative scheme of a room ▪ a poem's rhyme scheme
▪ a scheme [=plot] to seize control of the government ▪ a scheme to cheat people out of their money — see also pyramid scheme
▪ The company has a new scheme for insurance coverage. ▪ a scheme to improve the economy ▪ a training/pension/marketing scheme
▪ the color/decorative scheme of a room ▪ a poem's rhyme scheme
the scheme of things
: the general way that things are organized and relate to each other
▪ Everyone has their role to play in the (overall) scheme of things. ▪ Our problems aren't really that important in the grand scheme of things. [=aren't really that important when you think about the larger situation]
▪ Everyone has their role to play in the (overall) scheme of things. ▪ Our problems aren't really that important in the grand scheme of things. [=aren't really that important when you think about the larger situation]
