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Nero fiddled while Rome burned

Nero fiddled while Rome burned (Néro fidld uail Rooum beurnd)

Idiom History

Signification

To ignore a crisis or serious situation while doing something trivial.

Ignorer une crise ou une situation grave tout en faisant quelque chose de trivial. (inyore un kriz oo un situasyon grav to en fezan kelk shoze de trivial)

Phrases d'exemple

"The leader was accused of fiddling while Rome burned during the economic collapse."

"Le dirigeant a été accusé de « jouer du violon pendant que Rome brûlait » pendant l'effondrement économique." (le dirizhan a ete akuze de zhwe du violon pendant ke rom brule pendant lefondreman ekonomik)

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