be like rearranging (the) deckchairs on the Titanic

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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • deckchairs
  • move (the) deckchairs on the Titanic
  • rearrange (the) deckchairs on the Titanic
  • rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic
  • shift (the) deckchairs on the Titanic
  • run in circles
  • balls around
  • be running around in circles
  • be no mean (something)
  • be no mean...