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may their schemes be their downfall
"may their schemes cause them to experience disasters" or "may they become less important because of their schemes"
schemes
plans to harm people
downfall
This is something that causes a person to experience disasters or to lose power. Experiencing disaster or becoming less important is spoken of as falling. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)