the way things seem to be organized; the way sb wants everything to be organized :
My personal problems are not really important in the overall scheme of things .
I don't think marriage figures in his scheme of things.
the way things seem to be organized; the way sb wants everything to be organized :
My personal problems are not really important in the overall scheme of things .
I don't think marriage figures in his scheme of things.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005