street-smart

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New Zealand's "street-smart" cricketers can find a way to beat England and guarantee their semi-final place at the T20 World Cup, coach Rob Walters said on Thursday.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Mark is taller and brighter than Darren but infinitely more docile and far less street-smart.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

“But I think he’s a very street-smart character who’s survived in a world where people like him shouldn’t survive.”

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2024

The only thing we were actually missing was the liberal, street-smart yet delicate teacher in the vintage motorcycle leather jacket sent to our district with the purpose of saving us.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2023

He’s a street-smart dog, but there’s much he hasn’t seen.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate