street smarts
noun[plural]
USuk/ˈstriːt ˌsmɑːts/us/ˈstriːt ˌsmɑːrts/theabilitytomanageorsucceedindifficultordangeroussituations,especiallyinbigtownsorcities:
(尤指在都市的)生存能力,适应能力You don't have thestreetsmartsto last tenminutesin New York without gettingrippedoff.你还没有那种能在纽约街头逗留10分钟而不被骗的都市生存能力。
Wise and sensible
- be a victory for common senseidiom
- cannily
- canny
- clear-headed
- discerning
- long-sightedness
- method
- neat
- neatly
- no flies onsomeoneidiom
- responsibility
- responsible
- responsibly
- right-minded
- sagacious
- well advised
- wily
- wisdom
- wise
- wisely
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