"watch the world burn" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-watch the world burn.wav Forms: watches the world burn [present, singular, third-person], watching the world burn [participle, present], watched the world burn [participle, past], watched the world burn [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|watches the world burn|watching the world burn|watched the world burn|watched the world burn}} watch the world burn (third-person singular simple present watches the world burn, present participle watching the world burn, simple past and past participle watched the world burn)
  1. (slang, derogatory, idiomatic) To watch the chaos, pain or death that results from the actions of others or oneself with an attitude of detachment or indifference. Tags: derogatory, idiomatic, slang
    Sense id: en-watch_the_world_burn-en-verb-~mN5WuFD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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