watches the world burn

A form of watch the world burn — To watch the chaos, pain or death that results from the actions of others or oneself with an attitude of detachment or indifference.

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of watch the world burn
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