street smarts
Noun
Meaning
street smarts pl (plural only)
(informal) Practical knowledge, especially concerning human behavior.
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No one is evil, they just make very bad decisions. And no one has super powers, they only have their street smarts.
I lived on my own when I was living in New York City when I was 18, working on a show. And that definitely kind of grows you up a little faster than a normal 18-year-old in college, so I think so. I think I've got some street smarts.
I'm street smart. You can't con me. But that's just from living in New York. Now if a guy came from Mississippi somewhere, Ohio somewhere, to New York City for the first time, he don't have the street smarts. You can take him.