English
Alternative forms
rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic
shift the deckchairs on the Titanic
Verb
to move the deckchairs on the Titanic
- idiom To do something pointless or insignificant that contributes nothing to the solution of a current problem, or that will be soon overtaken by events.
#:Gordon Brown's decision to redefine Britain's economic cycle has been damned by one of the City's most influential economic forecasters, which accuses the Chancellor of the Exchequer of doing little more than "moving the deckchairs on the Titanic". The Business Online, July 24 2005
#Attempting to solve a serious problem with superficial or irrelevant actions.
#Performing a futile action.
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