0 the ability to manage or succeed in difficult or dangerous situations, especially in big towns or cities: --
During an excursion to a glacier the group gets trapped, and the kids have to use all their street smarts to get out.
From this she developed her street smarts.
The team of street smarts specifically picked a burger that they would be able to make an effective marketing campaign out of.
They quickly acquire enough cynical street smarts to get as much money out of their predatory johns as they can.
He likes to mentor people with street smarts that can anticipate their thought flow and actions.
This type of intelligence is often referred to as street smarts.
She is usually seen getting into trouble and having to solve those problems through using her street smarts.
His experience and street smarts allow him to provide a working knowledge of how convicts think and move.
