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Rome Fiddle Burns Expression People Procrastinating Wasting Time

Phrase/Idiom fiddle while Rome burns
Definition This expression is used when people are procrastinating or wasting their time on unimportant matters while there are more serious problems to be dealt with.
Example The management seems to be fiddling while Rome burns. They didn’t take any decision.

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