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Meanings of
streetwise
in inglês
Having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment.
street smart
with-it
Related terms
smart
Usage of
streetwise
in inglês
1
Nadia is tough,
streetwise
and, at least initially, difficult to take seriously.
2
Here and elsewhere, Smith casually interpolates classical influences into her
sultry
-
but
-
streetwise
tunes.
3
Even Putin uses it from time to time, to reassert his
streetwise
credentials.
4
Many teenagers end up mixing with older, more
streetwise
homeless people.
5
Duwayne was more
streetwise
than Stephen, and tried to protect him.
6
Murrayfield will be bouncing so England must show they can be more
streetwise
.
7
Slawek was big,
streetwise
,
and had trained in some defense arts.
8
He'd grown up on the streets of London, he's very
streetwise
.
9
Today's kids are more likely to be reading about shape-shifters, shadows and
streetwise
vampires.
10
Intellectual and
streetwise
,
punchy and philosophical, it is classic Bellow.
11
But now, they are rigid in their discipline and
streetwise
.
12
It was the stock obscenity of the
streetwise
Cantonese-speaking male.
13
A lot of kids wag school here, but they're
streetwise
.
14
After that, a more
streetwise
team than City might have shut the game down.
15
Though sombre in mood, the attitude was
streetwise
and young, Parisian chic in straitened times.
16
On the marchThey are young, naive maybe, but more
streetwise
than previous generations of protesters.
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About this term
streetwise
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
more streetwise
as streetwise
streetwise eyes
dupe the streetwise
less streetwise
More collocations
Streetwise
through the time