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

She believes a push for bridge cleanup would be low-hanging fruit for the mayor, who walked across the bridge before Election Day last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Rosenior has focused on addressing other low-hanging fruit.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

“The low-hanging fruit is gone. Every incremental improvement now requires exponentially more computer, more data centers, more power,” said Noble.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Timmer calls international stocks “the low-hanging fruit of diversification” because of overseas markets’ lower valuations and correlations to U.S. stocks.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 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