Collocations for scheme - noun
1. plan for getting an advantage, etc. for yourself
ADJECTIVE
crazy,
hare-brained
She's come up with a hare-brained scheme for getting her novel published.
She's come up with a hare-brained scheme for getting her novel published.
elaborate
get-rich-quick, moneymaking
This is not one of those get-rich-quick schemes that you see on the Internet.
get-rich-quick, moneymaking
This is not one of those get-rich-quick schemes that you see on the Internet.
money-laundering,
Ponzi (AmE),
pyramid
devious, diabolical, evil, fraudulent, nefarious
devious, diabolical, evil, fraudulent, nefarious
VERB + scheme
concoct,
devise,
dream up,
hatch
He concocted a scheme to steal 1.9 million shares.
He concocted a scheme to steal 1.9 million shares.
propose
crack, foil, thwart, uncover
crack, foil, thwart, uncover
2. way sth is designed or organized
ADJECTIVE
colour/color,
decorating (AmE),
lighting,
paint
rhyme
The poem's rhyme scheme, which Dante invented, is known as ‘terza rima’.
rhyme
The poem's rhyme scheme, which Dante invented, is known as ‘terza rima’.
classification,
labelling/labeling,
naming,
numbering
conceptual, organizational, regulatory
conceptual, organizational, regulatory
PHRASES
in the grand scheme of things,
in the great scheme of things,
in the overall scheme of things
In the grand scheme of things, one missing page doesn't matter.
In the grand scheme of things, one missing page doesn't matter.
3. (BrE) plan for doing sth
ADJECTIVE
major,
multi-million-pound
ambitious, grandiose
controversial
imaginative, ingenious, innovative
successful
compulsory, voluntary
proposed
pilot
The project is based on a successful pilot scheme in Glasgow.
ambitious, grandiose
controversial
imaginative, ingenious, innovative
successful
compulsory, voluntary
proposed
pilot
The project is based on a successful pilot scheme in Glasgow.
incentive,
insurance,
pension,
recycling,
share,
statutory,
training
VERB + scheme
have
He has an ingenious scheme to attract funding.
He has an ingenious scheme to attract funding.
come up with,
design,
devise,
draw up,
plan,
prepare,
propose
oppose, support
approve, reject
announce
establish, initiate, introduce, launch, organize, pilot, set up, start
The government set up a scheme of limited public health assistance in 1992.
oppose, support
approve, reject
announce
establish, initiate, introduce, launch, organize, pilot, set up, start
The government set up a scheme of limited public health assistance in 1992.
administer,
adopt,
carry out,
implement,
operate,
run
back, finance, fund
a government-backed scheme
back, finance, fund
a government-backed scheme
be in,
join,
participate in,
take part in
use
abolish, wind up
use
abolish, wind up
scheme + VERB
offer sth,
provide sth
allow sth, enable sth
The scheme allows customers to trade in their own computer against the cost of a new one.
allow sth, enable sth
The scheme allows customers to trade in their own computer against the cost of a new one.
aim to,
be aimed at sth,
be designed for sth,
be designed to do sth,
involve sth
a scheme involving local libraries
a scheme involving local libraries
be based on
apply to sth, cover sth
The scheme applies to families with three or more children.
apply to sth, cover sth
The scheme applies to families with three or more children.
go ahead,
proceed
The scheme has been given approval to go ahead.
The scheme has been given approval to go ahead.
come into effect,
come into force
succeed, work
collapse, fail
succeed, work
collapse, fail
PREPOSITION
in a/the scheme
Schools in the scheme will receive an annual grant.
Schools in the scheme will receive an annual grant.
under a/the scheme
Under the scheme, land would be sold to building companies.
Under the scheme, land would be sold to building companies.
scheme for
a training scheme for unemployed teenagers
a training scheme for unemployed teenagers
scheme whereby
a scheme whereby the elderly will be provided with help in the home
a scheme whereby the elderly will be provided with help in the home