low-hanging fruit

British  

noun

1. the fruit that grows low on a tree and is therefore easy to reach

2. a course of action that can be undertaken quickly and easily as part of a wider range of changes or solutions to a problem

   first pick the low-hanging fruit

3. a suitable company to buy as a straightforward investment opportunity

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Example Sentences

Yet once companies have captured the low-hanging fruit, the road forward may get murkier.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

But in a world where global warming fixes can seem impossibly daunting, limiting methane pollution from stripper wells is the rare low-hanging fruit, Andrew Logan of Ceres, a climate advocacy group, told me.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026

It’s all chintzy and campy, the plundering of low-hanging fruit.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

“This is low-hanging fruit and that’s why they went after us,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The boy tilted one ear up at a low-hanging fruit, almost as if he were listening to it.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat