be like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic (British & Australian humorous)

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
Usage notes: The Titanic was a large ship that sank suddenly in 1912 with most of its passengers.
With unemployment at record levels, plans for better advertising of job vacancies are a bit like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic


Deckchairs, tumbonas