Hit upon
Hit upon verb - To come upon unexpectedly or by chance.
Plan and hit upon are semantically related. in bring about topic. In some cases you can use "Plan" instead a verb "Hit upon".
Plan
Plan verb - To work out the details of (something) in advance.
Both terms in one sentence
- When the plan is rumbled they hit upon a new one: this time neglected Countess will disguise herself as Susanna and meet her own husband in the garden.
Source: Zany Scheme -
Then, feeling that no woman could be trusted, he hit upon a plan only a powerful and insane tyrant could pull off: He'd marry a woman, spend the night with her, and then, in the morning, send her off to the royal Wazir (aka vizier) to be executed.
Source: Literature / Arabian Nights
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