concoct a scheme
Frequency: 5.02.6 per million words
to invent a clever and often complicated plan
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- He concocted a scheme to steal 1.9 million shares.
- The politician was accused of concocting a scheme to mislead the public.
- They are trying to concoct a scheme that will allow them to bypass the regulations.
- She concocted an elaborate scheme to escape her captors.
- The students concocted a clever scheme to raise money for their field trip.
- It took them weeks to concoct the perfect scheme for their prank.
- If we don't act quickly, they will concoct a scheme to take over the company.
- Have you ever tried to concoct a scheme to get out of doing chores?
- The criminal mind is always busy concocting new schemes.
- Despite their efforts, they failed to concoct a workable scheme.