watch the world burn (English, verb)
expansion: watch the world burn (third-person singular simple present watches the world burn, present participle watching the world burn, simple past and past participle watched the world burn)
Senses:
glosses: To watch the chaos, pain or death that results from the actions of others or oneself with an attitude of detachment or indifference.
tags: derogatory
idiomatic
slang
Forms:
form: watches the world burn
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: watching the world burn
tags: participle
present
form: watched the world burn
tags: participle
past
form: watched the world burn
tags: past