be like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic

be like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic
British & Australian, humorous if an activity is like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic, it it will have no effect.

With unemployment at record levels, plans for better advertising of job vacancies are a bit like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic.


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  • RMS Titanic in popular culture — RMS Titanic was a passenger liner that became infamous for its collision with an iceberg and dramatic sinking in 1912. It has been featured or referenced in many works. Literature The Titanic sinking has become the best known seafaring disaster… …   Wikipedia

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