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English
Etymology
Shortened form of “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry”, translated from Scots “The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, / Gang aft agley,” from To A Mouse, On Turning Her Up In Her Nest With The Plough by Robert Burns (text and reading of poem).
Noun
Android keyboard plans (singular best laid plan)
- (idiomatic) A proverbial expression used to signify the futility of making detailed plans when the outcome is uncertain.
Translations
idiom used to signify the futility
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: website parsing (cmn) (rén suàn bùrú tiān suàn) “man’s plans cannot compare to heaven’s plans”