scheme for (something)
scheme for (something)
To form or contrive a secret or devious plan or conspiracy in order to obtain, achieve, or accomplish something. We spent the afternoon scheming for a way to get into the elite Hollywood party so we could meet some celebrities. I heard that he's been scheming for a new computer that he could charge to the company accounts.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
scheme for something
to plot and plan for something, perhaps using deception. She is scheming for a raise. Ted is always scheming for a way to miss work.
See also: scheme
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- scheme for
- scheme against
- scheme against (someone or something)
- maneuver for
- maneuver for (something)
- a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours
- group
- be as slippery as an eel