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。