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11fiddling while Rome burns — To say that someone is fiddling while Rome burns means that they are doing unimportant things while there are serious problems to be dealt with. His visit to the trade fair was fiddling while Rome burns according to the strikers …
12fiddling — fid·dling || fɪdlɪŋ adj. unimportant, worthless, trivial fid·dle || fɪdl n. violin; raised edge which prevents objects from falling off flat surfaces (on a ship); swindle, deception, fraud (British Slang) v. play the violin; engage in; mess …
13fiddling — adjective informal annoyingly trivial …
14fiddling — a. Trifling, frivolous, trivial, idle. See fiddle faddle, a …
15fiddling — /ˈfɪdlɪŋ/ (say fidling) adjective trifling; trivial …
16fiddling — adj. 1 a petty, trivial. b contemptible, futile. 2 colloq. = FIDDLY. 3 that fiddles …
17fiddling while Rome burns — Meaning Dithering about with unimportant things while important things get left unattended. Origin Supposedly done by Emperor Nero when Rome was being destroyed there s no real evidence for this though …
18Scottish fiddling — Scottish fiddling, even to many an untrained ear, can be distinguished from other Celtic and folk fiddling styles by its particular precision of execution and energy in the delivery. The style has a very large repertoire consisting of a great… …
19Cape Breton fiddling — is a lively regional violin style which falls within the Celtic music idiom. Cape Breton Island s fiddle music was brought to North America by Scottish immigrants during the Highland Clearances. These Scottish immigrants were primarily from… …
20Irish fiddling — The Irish fiddle is one of the most important instruments in the traditional repertoire of Irish music. The fiddle itself is identical to the violin, however it is played differently in widely varying regional styles. Modern performers include… …
