[fiddle] while Rome [burn] - Definition & Meaning | Lingo Dictionary

[fiddle] while Rome [burn]

to neglect important issues and handle less important ones insteadto neglect important issues and handle less important ones instead

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[fiddle] while Rome [burn]

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to neglect important issues and handle less important ones instead

Climate change is upon us and our leaders just fiddle while Rome burns.
Environmentalists claimed governments were fiddling while Rome burned.
They want to play their fiddles while Rome burns, but we’ve got a chance to be successful in spite of them.