Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,729,458,227 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

how the other half lives

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.02 sec.
how the other half lives
Fig. how poorer people live; how richer people live. Now that I am bankrupt I am beginning to understand how the other half lives. Most people don't care how the other half lives.
See also: half, how, lives, other

how the other half lives
how people who are much richer than you live their lives As the popularity of such magazines testify, people are always curious to see how the other half lives. 'They spend two or three months of the summer on a luxury yacht in the south of France.' 'How the other half lives!'
See also: half, how, lives, other

how the other half lives
the kind of existence other people who have much more or much less money A visit to this largely Hispanic neighborhood will give the senator an idea of how the other half lives. Well-educated social workers know all too well how the other half lives in desperately poor circumstances.
See also: half, how, lives, other


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? References in periodicals archive
If you've been driving around town in one of those decade-old beaters, the new models at the annual auto show in the Los Angeles Convention Center offer a glimpse of how the other half lives - and drives.
We got to visit a number of FOBs to see how the other half lives.
If we ended every TV broadcast, from Good Morning America to Six Feet Under, with "every day 35 million children die of extreme poverty" or "the average per capita yearly income in Sri Lanka is $880," or "the infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births in Angola is 187," this apathetic (and often selfish) country might finally come to realize how the other half lives.
 
Idioms browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Idioms and phrases
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.