hatch a plot

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Definition of hatch a plot - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

planningsecretly plan something, usually bad

They hatched a plot to steal the jewels.
The rebels hatched a plot to overthrow the government.
She hatched a plot to surprise her friend on her birthday.

conspire

plot

scheme

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Expressions with hatch

hatch out

emerge from an egg by breaking the shell

The chicks hatch out in the spring.

don't count your chickens before they hatch

exp.

warns not to expect something before it happens

Don't count your chickens before they hatch, the deal isn't final yet!

down the hatch

adv.

into the mouth and swallowed quickly

He raised his glass and said, 'Down the hatch!'.

hatch a plan

create a plan secretly or cleverly

They hatched a plan to surprise their friend.

hatch an idea

create a plan or idea in mind

They hatched an idea to start a new business.

hatch plans

secretly make or create plans for something

They hatch plans to surprise their friend.

Expressions with plot

plot out

plan the storyline of a narrative

She decided to plot out her novel before writing.

plot armor

character's protection from harm due to plot importance

The hero survived again thanks to plot armor.

have lost the plot

act confusedly or irrationally, losing clear thinking

He seems to have lost the plot during the meeting.

plot one's downfall

devise a scheme to ruin someone

They plotted her downfall to take over the company.

lose the plot

lose focus on important goals or principles

She lost the plot and forgot her main objectives.

the plot thickens

exp.

the situation becomes more complex or mysterious

Just when we thought we knew everything, the plot thickens!

brew a plot

plan something secretly

They met in the dark to brew a plot against the king.

plot of ground

piece of land for specific purpose

The community garden is on a plot of ground donated by the city.

plot of land

piece of ground owned or intended for building

They bought a plot of land to construct their new home.

land plot

small piece of ground with fixed borders often for building or farming

They bought a land plot on the edge of the village.

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French:ourdir un complot, ...
German:einen Plan aushecken, ...
Italian:ordire un complotto, ...
Spanish:urdir un plan, ...
Portuguese:tramar um plano, ...
Chinese:密谋, ...
Japanese:陰謀を企てる, ...
Arabic:دَبَّرَ مُؤَامَرَةَ, ...
Hebrew:לִרְקוֹם מְזִימָה, ...
Russian:замышлять заговор, ...
Ukrainian:замишляти змову, ...
Hindi:षड्यंत्र रचना, ...
Bengali:ষড়যন্ত্র করা, ...
Catalan:tramar, ...
Czech:kout pikle, ...
Danish:udklække, ...
Dutch:een complot smeden, ...
Greek:μηχανεύομαι, ...
Hungarian:kitervelni, ...
Khmer:ឃុបឃិតរៀបចំផែនការ, ...
Korean:음모를 꾸미다, ...
Persian:نقشه کشیدن, ...
Polish:knuć spisek, ...
Portuguese (BR):tramar um plano, ...
Romanian:a pune la cale un complot, ...
Swedish:koka ihop en plan, ...
Thai:วางแผนลับ, ...
Turkish:komplo kurmak, ...
Vietnamese:âm mưu, ...

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