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单词 rearrange the deck chairs on the titanic
释义

rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic


DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to busy yourself with pointless tasks instead of facing the real problems

    He likened the poll to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

    It’s no good rearranging the deck chairs, you have to fix the hole in the boat.

    They can say what they want, but it’s just moving the deck chairs on the Titanic.

    This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary from Belgium on 25/09/2017
    Synonyms and related words

    To waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant things
See also main entry: deck chairSee also main entry: deck chair
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