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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

There was John, a rich fellow who'd hit the high spots, had his life messed up, and was ready to quit.

From The Garden of Eden by Brand, Max

“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 The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance by Chapman, Allen

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