be like rearranging (the) deckchairs on the Titani

be like rearranging (the) deckchairs on the Titanic

To be a task, activity, or course of action that will ultimately prove trivial or futile in its possible effect or outcome. You're giving the baby a bath before we eat spaghetti? That's like rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic.

See also: deckchairs, like, on, rearrange, titanic

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
FrÉDÉRic	fre-de-REEK	French
Angjelko	-	Macedonian
Hortense	[hɔ:'tens]
Katrien	kaht-REEN	Dutch
RÍOna	-	Irish
'Adalya'	-	Biblical Hebrew