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

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

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2012

Successful and happy, he begins to hit the high spots.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

"We'll only hit the high spots this trip," declared Roy, as the machine plunged and rolled along at top speed.

From The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly by Burnham, Margaret

Soon as that's done we'll hit the high spots.

From North of Fifty-Three by Fischer, Anton Otto

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