To fiddle while Rome burns Fiddle To fidget or play; to idly amuse oneself, to act aimlessly, idly, or frivolously, particularly out of nervousness or restlessness. Stop fiddling with your food. Either tell me what's wrong or just eat. Fiddle (informal) To cheat or swindle; to commit ...
Bouncing your leg, tapping your foot, drumming your fingers. These are all signs of fidgety behaviors. Fidgeting, which was once commonly deemed inappropriate, has been discovered to have beneficial impacts. When so many people in the world fidget in some form or another, what does it mean if...
It can literally mean “to play the fiddle,” as inNobody fiddles like Jed does!This is how the word is used in the expressionfiddle while Rome burns, a reference to the legend about how the Roman EmperorNeroplayed a fiddle instead of doing anything about the fires destroying the city (...
Next, ask yourself: “Can you see yourself selling this product or service for the next five to 10 years?” Of course, not every product you sell needs to have staying power (think of how much money has been madeselling fidget spinnersin the last six months). Fad products can be a gr...
Congratulations on surviving the fidget spinners and water bottle flipping of the 2016-2017 school year! I don’t know about you, but if I never hear thethwapof a water bottle hitting a table, it will still be too soon. I head up our day camp during the summer, so I am still hearin...
A: What a wonderfu fidget spinner(指尖陀螺)!B: Thanks. Can you play it?A: Yes, sure. I learned to play it as soon as it appeared.And it was one of the coolest inventions of 2017 1in Time magazine.B: Yes, it's stll the most popular toy among youngpeople around the world these...
Here the Baillie shifted and fidgeted about in his seat. Shift To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage. Men in distress will look to themselves, and leave their companions to shift as well as they can. Shift To practice indirect or evasive methods. All ...
A bathtub splash guard helps in creating a more controlled environment, reducing the sensory overload and allowing the child to focus on soothing water play without the stress of water splashing out. Additionally, sensory toys such as squishy balls, textured mats, and fidget spinners can be immen...
are triggered by oral sounds -- the noise someone makes when they eat, breathe, or even chew. Other adverse sounds include keyboard or finger tapping or the sound of windshield wipers. Sometimes a small repetitive motion is the cause -- someone fidgets, jostles you, or wiggles their foot....
【3】 Stand tall, maintain eye contact, and don’t fidget (烦躁) with your hands or look at the floor. When you introduce yourself, speak clearly and loudly enough that you’ll be heard. ◆Be positive. 【4】 You should smile from time to time. Talk about the things you love, the ...