{ bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'met_rightslot' }},

{ bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '13531967' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [300, 600] }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb79c60011', pos: 'met_topslot_mobile_flex' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb779d000f', pos: 'met_leftslot_160x600' }}, var node = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; partner: "uarus31"

cmpApi: 'iab', gads.async = true; { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [300, 50] }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_btmslot' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971065', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, name: "pbjs-unifiedid", iasLog("criterion : cdo_l = en"); enableSendAllBids: false, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '13531848' }}, storage: {

{ bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb779d000f', pos: 'met_topslot_728x90' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, var pbMobileLrSlots = [

}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '201356', zoneId: '990416', position:'atf' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '540599207', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }},

"authorizationTimeout": 10000 They're fiddling while … 'max': 30, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '13531982' }}, { iasLog("criterion : cdo_ptl = entry-mcp"); var mapping_topslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], []).addSize([0, 550], [[300, 250]]).addSize([0, 0], [[300, 50], [320, 50], [320, 100]]).build(); name: "unifiedId", { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654174' }}, type: "cookie", { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'met_btmslot' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '347852', size: [300, 250] }}, }); Join Macmillan Dictionary on Twitter and Facebook for daily word facts, quizzes and language news. You can listen to 2 audio pronunciation by different people.

{ bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'met_topslot' }}, expires: 60 {code: 'ad_btmslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'met_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/4581210/met_btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } }, type: "html5",

{ bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_btmslot' }}, if(refreshConfig.enabled == true) Firstly, there was no such instrument as the fiddle (violin) in first century Rome. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '201356', zoneId: '990430', position:'atf' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '347852', size: [300, 250] }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("met_pt", "entry"); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(false); { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '540599232', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, type: "html5", { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '540599207', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '347853', size: [160, 600] }}, googletag.pubads().set("page_url", "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fiddle-while-rome-burns"); node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node); { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot_flex' }},

{ bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '13531848' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '540599206', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, 'min': 8.50,

var node = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; var pbTabletSlots = [ bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776140', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '347868', size: [320, 100] }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}]; { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb79c60011', pos: 'met_btmslot_mobile_flex' }}, 'min': 8.50, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '13531848' }}, Synonyms for Fiddling while Rome burns in Free Thesaurus.

{ bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'met_topslot' }}]}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '201358', zoneId: '990440', position:'btf' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346688' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '201356', zoneId: '990412', position:'btf' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [300, 250] }}, initAdSlotRefresher(); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '347868', size: [320, 50] }}, dfpSlots['leftslot'] = googletag.defineSlot('/4581210/met_leftslot', [[160, 600]], 'ad_leftslot').defineSizeMapping(mapping_leftslot).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'left').setTargeting('ad_group', Adomik.randomAdGroup()).setTargeting('ad_h', Adomik.hour).addService(googletag.pubads()); 'min': 8.50,

{ bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195451', size: [300, 50] }}, dfpSlots['btmslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/btmslot', [[300, 250], 'fluid'], 'ad_btmslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_btmslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'btm').setTargeting('hp', 'center').setTargeting('ad_group', Adomik.randomAdGroup()).addService(googletag.pubads()); Copy the code below and paste it where you want the visualization of this word to be shown on your page: Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary, the webmaster's page for free fun content.

{ bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '13531945' }}, name: "pbjs-unifiedid", {code: 'ad_topslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 50], [320, 50], [320, 100]] } }, iasLog("exclusion label : wprod");

pbjsCfg = {

},{ 'cap': true { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'met_leftslot' }}, 'cap': true {code: 'ad_topslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'met_topslot', adUnitPath: '/4581210/met_topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[320, 50]] } },
var pbMobileHrSlots = [
{code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, }], { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_leftslot_160x600' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot_flex' }}, expires: 365 'cap': true { googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); var mapping_leftslot = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([725, 0], [[160, 600]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); }; }, type: "html5",

{code: 'ad_rightslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'met_rightslot', adUnitPath: '/4581210/met_rightslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, var pbHdSlots = [ { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb779d000f', pos: 'met_topslot_728x90' }}, var pbMobileHrSlots = [ { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346688' }},

To pass (time) without working or in avoiding work: a small crab, the male of which has an enlarged claw. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_btmslot_mobile_flex' }}, To occupy oneself with unimportant matters and neglect priorities during a crisis. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot' }}]},

'increment': 0.01, name: "pubCommonId", var googletag = googletag || {}; bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '201358', zoneId: '990440', position:'btf' }}, To waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant things. });

{ bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '347852', size: [320, 50] }}, She has been fiddling the accounts for years. dfpSlots['topslot'] = googletag.defineSlot('/4581210/met_topslot', [[728, 90]], 'ad_topslot').defineSizeMapping(mapping_topslot).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'center').setTargeting('ad_group', Adomik.randomAdGroup()).setTargeting('ad_h', Adomik.hour).addService(googletag.pubads());

dfpSlots['topslot_b'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/topslot', [[728, 90]], 'ad_topslot_b').defineSizeMapping(mapping_topslot_b).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'center').setTargeting('ad_group', Adomik.randomAdGroup()).addService(googletag.pubads()); bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776336', position: 'btf' }}, https://www.thefreedictionary.com/fiddles+while+Rome+burns. googletag.cmd.push(function() { bidderSequence: "fixed" { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_leftslot' }}, The lobbyists don't seem to be doing anything to stop this tax bill. expires: 365 var pbjs = pbjs || {};

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