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
Adelina	ah-de-LEE-nah (Italian), ah-dhe-LEE-nah (Spanish)	Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, German, Bulgarian, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Fiona	fee-O-nə	Scottish, English
Fabrice	fa-BREES	French
RadomÍRa	-	Czech
Reed	[ri:d]
Pierino	pye-REE-no	Italian