how the other half lives

English

Etymology

From the publication How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York by Jacob Riis, published in 1890. The photojournalistic piece depicted the previously unseen squalor that many immigrants in New York were subjected to in the 1880s.

Noun

how the other half lives (uncountable)

1. The comfortable, luxurious lifestyles of those who are very wealthy.