草菅人命

[成语]
cǎo jiān rén mìng

[含义]
草菅：野草。把人命看作野草。指任意残害人命。

[来源]
《汉书·贾谊传》：“其视杀人，若艾草菅然。”

[例句]
象某人这样的官，真正是～了。 清·李宝嘉《官场现形记》第四十七回

[用法]
动宾式；作谓语、宾语、定语；指仗势行凶，不顾别人死活

[同义词]
滥杀无辜、生杀予夺、杀人如麻

[反义词]
为民请命、为民除害


[英文]
look upon human lives as if they were grass