"fiddled while Rome burned" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fiddled while Rome burned
  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_burned-en-verb--c1DFBbJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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