street smarts

Shrewdness that allows one to adeptly navigate the real world, especially life in a city (i.e. "the streets"). What are you talking to panhandlers? Don't you have any street smarts? Shelly is too innocent and sheltered to have any street smarts.

street smarts

n. the knowledge and ability to survive on the urban street. If you don’t have street smarts, you won’t last long out there.

street smarts

The ability to live by one’s wits. This slangy expression, dating from the second half of the 1900s, alludes to the survival skills acquired by living largely on city streets. The New York Times used it, “To be free, however, requires street smarts, the cunning of the survivor” (Aug. 30, 1976).

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释义	street smarts street smarts Shrewdness that allows one to adeptly navigate the real world, especially life in a city (i.e. "the streets"). What are you talking to panhandlers? Don't you have any street smarts? Shelly is too innocent and sheltered to have any street smarts. See also: smart, street Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. street smarts n. the knowledge and ability to survive on the urban street. If you don’t have street smarts, you won’t last long out there. See also: smart, street McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions street smarts The ability to live by one’s wits. This slangy expression, dating from the second half of the 1900s, alludes to the survival skills acquired by living largely on city streets. The New York Times used it, “To be free, however, requires street smarts, the cunning of the survivor” (Aug. 30, 1976). See also: smart, street The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: street smart on it play (one's) cards well play cards right play one's cards right play your cards right play (one's) cards right walk on a thin line between (something) and (something else) walk a fine line between (something) walk a fine line between something References in periodicals archive On the subject of street smarts how can you find out who bid? MILLER ON PROCUREMENT You want to be described as "an influential and trusted confidant with street smarts." But remember, the president is in charge and everybody is supposed to be working for him. One Eye On The Exit Dance Theatre of Harlem can then unwaveringly demonstrate its combination of energetic street smarts and New York City elegance that will guarantee its well-deserved place as an ambassador of artistic goodwill for another thirty years. DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM Donald Latson says African Americans should never abandon their street smarts. Being aware, watching his back and acclimating to corporate America "without selling my soul" have served the 33-year-old well. Diligence is the mother of invention: shunned by his employer, Donald Latson took his idea to CompuSPEAK and gained an equity stake Like much of Bellow's work, Herzog was praised for its combination of erudition and street smarts, for its lively, Yiddish-influenced prose, and for its narrative drive, though some critics felt Herzog's wives and lovers were not fully realized. Herzog That's where Phillips, the former tree novice, puts her street smarts to work. The greening of North Philadelphia Security administrator street smarts; a real world guide to CompTIA Security+ skills. Security administrator street smarts; a real world guide to CompTIA Security+ skills From the origins of a potentially money-making idea to understanding the l esson of a 'ten year cycle' and the difference between street smarts versus school smarts, BEFORE YOU QUIT YOUR JOB tells how to become independent--the smart way. Rich Dad's Before You Quit Your Job Drawing on his sharpened paramilitary instincts, his artistic view of the world and his calculating street smarts, he is one of the county's finest CIA agents. The Executioner's Game You have to have street smarts. In Jamaica, you can be a gangster or a doctor, lawyer, teacher or anything, but ghetto life is not pretty It's OK because it's the only life you know about. Beenie Man His unique combination of street smarts and technical knowledge is evident throughout a corporate environment that may be best characterized as intensely focused within an informal setting. New perspectives on management through communication The cubano-based solo and Latin street smarts of the Third Sailor, Robbins's own role, epitomize American dance's democratic melting pot of vernacular styles and ballet. American Ballet Theatre: a living museum of dance and Mary Edsall's Chain Reaction, and Greider's book share a marriage of street smarts and theoretical sophistication. Who Will Tell the People: The Betrayal of American Democracy As a form of psychological street smarts, the young people often develop a tough outter shell, and, Stratton confirms, "it's legitimate response to what's going on in the city." The theme of last year's workshop, "Masks," gave the students a chance to explore and convey the vulnerabilities trapped underneath that shell: insecurity, fear, loneliness, confusion--all the difficulties of adolescence compounded by the trauma of the second city. Soundance: fostering the children of the Second City Do these offenders have below-normal intelligence, but a reputation for being street smart? To what language levels do they respond? Criminal confessions: overcoming the challenges
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