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fiddle while Rome burns What does fiddle while Rome burns mean?	to do nothing while a disaster is happening	The economy became worse as the government did nothing. They seemed to fiddle while Rome burned.
fiddle while Rome burns What does fiddle while Rome burns mean?	to do nothing while a disaster is happening	The economy is becoming worse while the government does nothing. They want to fiddle while Rome burns.
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Fiddle While Rome Burns Idiom