shift the deckchairs on the Titanic

verb

Synonym of rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Meanings

verbshift the deckchairs on the Titanic (third-person singular simple present shifts the deckchairs on the Titanic, present participle shifting the deckchairs on the Titanic, simple past and past participle shifted the deckchairs on the Titanic)

present singular third person shifts the deckchairs on the Titanic · participle present shifting the deckchairs on the Titanic · participle past shifted the deckchairs on the Titanic · past shifted the deckchairs on the Titanic

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic.

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APA

shift the deckchairs on the Titanic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shift%20the%20deckchairs%20on%20the%20Titanic

MLA

“shift the deckchairs on the Titanic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shift%20the%20deckchairs%20on%20the%20Titanic. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shift the deckchairs on the Titanic,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shift%20the%20deckchairs%20on%20the%20Titanic.

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