Vocabulary
一計を案じる
いっけいをあんじる
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
expression
verb
Example sentences
女房（にょうぼう）が映画（えいが）に行（い）きたがっていることがよくわかったので、いじわるな亭主（ていしゅ）は一計（いっけい）を案（あん）じ、くるあてもない来客（らいきゃく）を家（いえ）で待（ま）つことにした。
Knowing very well that his wife wanted to go to a movie, the husband, who was a dog in the manger, cooked up a scheme whereby they had to stay at home waiting for a certain visitor who was not expected to come.
彼（かれ）を待ち伏（まちぶ）せる一計（いっけい）を案（あん）じた。
He has a plan to ambush him.