To ignore a crisis or serious situation while doing something trivial.
Игнорировать кризис или серьёзную ситуацию, занимаясь чем-то пустяковым. (ignorirovat krizis ili seryoznuyu situatsiyu zanimayas chem to pustyakovym)
"The leader was accused of fiddling while Rome burned during the economic collapse."
"Лидера обвинили в том, что он занимался пустяками во время экономического кризиса." (lidera obvinili v tom chto on zanimalsya pustyakami vo vremya ekonomicheskogo krizisa)
to do something without planning, using only instinct and ex...
to earn a large profit quickly
to reduce the amount of something
feeling completely happy and content
to begin to improve after a difficult period
To act without sufficient information or guidance.
