Fiddle While Rome Burns Definition
verb
To neglect helping when one's time is needed most; to ignore the major problem at hand (whilst doing something less important); to be idle, inactive, or uninterested in a time of great need.
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Origin of Fiddle While Rome Burns
From the ancient rumour that the Roman emperor Nero played a lyre whilst the city of Rome was burning.
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