the scheme of things idiom
格局;安排
the way things are organized or happen in a particular situation, or the way someone wants them to be organized
I was disappointed not to get the job, but it's not that important in the great/grand scheme of things (= when all things are considered). 我没有得到那份工作,很是失望,但从全盘考虑,这并不那么重要。