gaze at (one's) navel

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gaze at (one's) navel

To be excessively focused on or preoccupied with one's personal problems or concerns. Good luck getting John's attention—he's too busy gazing at his navel to help anybody else.
See also: gaze, navel
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'One of the things the media loves to do is gaze at their navels for hours on end by a tweet from Donald Trump or from me or from anybody else,' Cruz said.
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