bread and circuses

activities that are intended to keep people happy so that they do not complain about problems Tax cuts are just bread and circuses designed to distract attention from the underlying economic crisis.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ziyad	-	Arabic
AlÍCia	-	Catalan, Portuguese
Odile	-	French
Augusta	ow-GUWS-tah (German, Polish), ow-GOOS-tah (Italian), ə-GUS-tə (English)	German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman
Ninad	-	Indian, Marathi
AurÈLe	-	French