life is cheap
life is cheap
Life carries no special significance and has little inherent value, so it doesn't matter when someone dies. Unfortunately, in this part of the world, life is cheap in the eyes of the government.
See also: cheap, life
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
life is ˈcheap
(disapproving) used to say that there is a situation in which it is not thought to be important if people somewhere die or are treated badly: In areas like this, drugs are hard currency and life is cheap.See also: cheap, life
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- cannot for the life of me/him/her/us/them
- can't for the life of me
- life
- such is life
- Such is life!
- take (one's or someone's) life in(to) (one's) (own) hands
- take life in hands
- take your life in your hands
- not give a stuff
- lead a double life