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low-hanging fruit

idiom
Meaning

Easily obtained gains; what can be obtained by readily available means.


Examples
SIMPLE

We should focus on the low-hanging fruit to finish the project quickly.

CONTEXTUAL

The manager suggested we tackle the low-hanging fruit first to show some quick progress to the team.

COMPLEX

By addressing the low-hanging fruit within the current budget, the committee secured immediate improvements before tackling more complex, long-term structural reforms.

Anchors to
Related idioms6entries
  1. 01

    bear fruit

    To produce good results; to yield benefits; to succeed.

  2. 02

    forbidden fruit

    Illicit pleasure.

  3. 03

    fruit of one's loins

    One's child or, collectively, one's children or descendants.

  4. 04

    fruit of the poisonous tree

    Evidence that has been obtained as the result of an illegal act on the part of law enforcement personnel (such as an unlawful warrantless search, or continued questioning of a witness who has invoked the right of counsel), and which is therefore excluded from being admitted as evidence in a trial.

  5. 05

    fruit of the union

    A child, especially from a marriage or similar union.

  6. 06

    fruit up

    To grope a young boy.

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