n.
1.an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
2.a setting for a work of art or literature
3.a postulated sequence of possible events
Idiom of the Day
get a lot of mileage out of (something)
to get much use from something (like a car or other equipment)
I hope to get a lot of mileage out of the new sneakers that I bought last week.