Expressions (A–Z)
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carried out his plan, executed his scheme
Carried out the scheme or plan that was planned in advance.
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H
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He was paid in his own coin/ hoist with his own petard
By metaphor: the scheme devised against others ultimately worked against its ori...
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T
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The elephant in his head
See: "He pulls his hair."
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To carry out (perpetrate) his scheme/ carrying out an (evil) intention
He succeeded in his plot. He carried out his evil plan.
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To devise/ intrigue (against)
to act craftily against..., to plot a scheme against...
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To plot against him/ to undermine
Figuratively: to devise a plot against him. To act secretly against him.
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