Usually means: Ignoring crisis, engaging in distractions.
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  1. fiddle while Rome burns: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. fiddle while Rome burns: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. fiddle while Rome burns: Wiktionary
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  1. fiddle while Rome burns: Idioms

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verb:  (idiomatic) 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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