low-hanging fruit
Britishnoun
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the fruit that grows low on a tree and is therefore easy to reach
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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
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a suitable company to buy as a straightforward investment opportunity
Example Sentences
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Its customers are low-hanging fruit that many larger software firms may not target.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 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
Car wash employees — along with street vendors, day laborers, farmworkers and gardeners — have become low-hanging fruit.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025
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
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