Proposing
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The investor didn't know the whole plan and Zorin wasn't proposing any criminal scheme.
Source: Film / A View to a Kill -
Most often, it's a villain (usually of the Diabolical Mastermind or Evil Overlord variety) proposing the complicated scheme, and it is a Genre Savvy minion (or occasionally even The Hero himself) questioning their boss's grade-A Bond Villain Stupidity.
Source: Stating the Simple Solution -
One scene in episode 16 opens with Rarity midway through explaining what sounds like some kind of Zany Scheme... except that nothing in the episode has even called for such a scheme, let alone the one Rarity is proposing, which involves some bizarre Noodle Implements.
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