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Phrase of the Day (fiddle while Rome burns)-03JUN20

Phrase of the Day (fiddle while Rome burns)-03JUN20

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is fiddle while Rome burns and its meaning is “to get involved in unimportant things, while having serious or difficult issues to deal with”.

Example Sentence:

Going ahead with the proposed “redevelopment of the Central Vista and construction of a new Parliament” projects at this point of time, when the country is facing the COVID-19 pandemic, would be akin to Nero fiddling while Rome burns, the former officials, including retired IAS, IFS, IPS and IRS officers, said.

This word is present in The Hindu International Page article Coronavirus | Former bureaucrats call for halt to Central Vista revamp and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Hindu

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