"fiddled while Rome burnt" meaning in All languages combined

See fiddled while Rome burnt on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

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  1. simple past and past participle of fiddle while Rome burns Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: fiddle while Rome burns
    Sense id: en-fiddled_while_Rome_burnt-en-verb--c1DFBbJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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