to fiddle while Rome burn
[play] {one's} [fiddle] while Rome [burn]
to fiddle while rome burn
01
to neglect important issues and handle less important ones instead
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慣用句
例
The company is losing customers, and management is fiddling while Rome burns by redesigning the logo.
