в жизни(in a general view of the situation: She just got here and hasn't figured out where she belongs in the scheme of things. Usage notes: often used with the adjectives grand, larger, or overall, usually to suggest that something is not very important: A two-week delay will not matter in the overall scheme of things. Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms Copyright й Cambridge University Press 2003 Alexander Demidov)
картина мира(the way things seem to be organized; the way somebody wants everything to be organized – I don't think marriage figures in his scheme of things. Bullfinch)
