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

Fiddle Playing Dick Muncher

A person who craves attention and will do whatever it takes to get it.

GET AWAY FROM YOU FIDDLE PLAYING DICK MUNCHER!

by herpiderp December 20, 2015

fiddle while rome burns

To enjoy minor unimportant things while ignoring the crisis happening right now

Trump dancing to Sinatra while people rioted was like Nero playing a fiddle while rome burns.

by DWBig January 21, 2017

yellow spotted fiddle fart

a fart so loud and messy that it leaves yellow spots on your underwear and sounds a little like a fiddle being played under water.

Dude, what was up with that yellow spotted fiddle fart? it sounded like a back woods prison party.

by painshowerintheladyflower April 03, 2011

fiddle playing dick muncher

A person who craves attention and will do whatever it takes to get it.

GET AWAY FROM ME YOU FIDDLE PLAYING DICK MUNCHER!

by herpiderp December 20, 2015

who who and the fiddle do

a generic term for any southern band with a certain folk sound

Charlie Daniel's Band

by mavman June 02, 2005

fiddle with your faddle

never

arrr.

by unreal hippo dung July 17, 2003