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单词 rearrange the deckchairs on the titanic
释义

rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic


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

    He likened the referendum to rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic.

    It’s no good rearranging the deckchairs, you’ve got to fix the hole in the boat.

    They can say what they want, but it’s just moving the deckchairs 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: deckchairSee also main entry: deckchair
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