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fiddling while Rome burns

To occupy oneself with unimportant matters and neglect priorities during a crisis.

Origin: (The source of this phrase is the story that Nero played the fiddle (violin) while Rome Burned during the Great Fire in AD 64).
duskins: "Just waiting for the time to be ideal!"
Zavah: "That time is never going to exist,why are you fiddling while Rome burns?"
duskins: . . . "oh f***." >_<
by duskins July 17, 2006
mugGet the fiddling while Rome burnsmug.

back breath

the expel of intestinal gases released via the anus.
wow, your back breath is horrible, what in the hell did you eat? your momma's V?
by duskins February 17, 2008
mugGet the back breathmug.

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