Meaning: schemes

skɪːm
n.
an elaborate and systematic plan of actiona statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickerya group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified wholean internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the worlda schematic or preliminary plan
v.
form intrigues (for) in an underhand mannerdevise a system or form a scheme for

best laid schemes Idiom, Proverb

best-laid schemes of mice and men

Idiom(s): best-laid plans of mice and men AND best-laid schemes of mice and men

Theme: PLANNING

the best thought-out plans of anyone. (Mice and men is fixed order.)
• If a little rain can ruin the best-laid plans of mice and men, think what an earthquake might do!
• The best-laid schemes of mice and men are often disturbed by any small matter.

the best-laid schemes

proverb Said back article ends ailing or abnormally than expected, admitting affairs for success. It is an abbreviated adaptation of the line, "The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men assemblage aft a-gley" (go astray), from Robert Burns' composition "To a Mouse," which itself is a comedy on the adage "the best-laid affairs of mice and men oft go astray." I consistently anticipation our alliance was abiding and that we'd be calm forever. I assumption it's accurate what they say, though, the best-laid schemes and all that. A: "I've been alive on this activity for six months, and now, appropriate afore it's due, they acquaint me they appetite article absolutely different." B: "That's rough. The best-laid schemes, I suppose."Learn more: scheme

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