hit the high spots

Idioms  

1. Also, hit the high points. Pay attention only to the most important places or parts. For example, We only had a week in New York, but we managed to hit the high spots, or His speech was brief, but he hit all the high points. This idiom alludes to running a dustcloth or paintbrush over an uneven surface and touching only the raised portions. [c. 1900]

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Example Sentences

They did hit the "high spots",but that too was so shamefully changed that it too was almost unrecognizable as a series to the Outlander books.As for the finale, it was good, the bones were there to support the balance of the book, but the changes to how it actually was done made Brianna more winy than objectionable.

From New York Times

There are shades of Laudrup and Arnesen about a Denmark and Ajax talent set to hit the high spots.

From The Guardian

“We’ll have to hit the high spots from now on, and it ain’t goin’ to be an easy job holdin’ those boilers on the road.”

From Project Gutenberg

You wouldn't think it to look at her—but the more I hit the high spots of society the more I feel you can't tell people by the ordinary trade-marks.

From Project Gutenberg

After that, he will hit the high spots in each of the Sun's editorial departments, winding up in London to give foreign reporting a once-over under Sun veteran Frederick Kuh.

From Time Magazine Archive

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