ear to the ground vs savvy

ear to the ground

noun
  • The practice or characteristic of carefully gathering information; a state or mindset of attentiveness. 

  • Pursuing the practice or having the characteristic of carefully gathering information; well-informed. 

savvy

noun
  • Shrewdness. 

adj
  • Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive. 

verb
  • To understand. 

How often have the words ear to the ground and savvy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )