low-hanging fruit
noun
low-hang·ing fruit
ˈlō-ˈhaŋ-iŋ- 
: the obvious or easy things that can be most readily done or dealt with in achieving success or making progress toward an objective
Maria and Victor have about three months' living expenses set aside. That's actually pretty good …. But I urged them to do better …. Looking at their monthly expenses, we found a few pieces of low-hanging fruit: Two hundred dollars a month on clothes? I don't think so. Another $155 for hair and manicures? Denied.—
Suze Orman
—often used with pickSuze OrmanAs the writers and producers sat down in spring 2007 to draw the outlines of Season 7, they knew, Mr. Gordon said, that most of the low-hanging fruit in the action genre had already been picked.—Edward Wyatt
Edward WyattWhen business types talk about picking low-hanging fruit, they don't mean, heaven forbid, doing actual physical labor. They mean finding easy solutions.—Allan Sloan
Allan SloanExamples of low-hanging fruit in a Sentence
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However, this means other areas possess low-hanging fruit.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Ort is the clear low-hanging fruit in the bullpen to be cut.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Every candidate has already been vetted for safety; A.I. can identify low-hanging fruit, and then humans can decide whether the pairing is ripe for picking.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
Meanwhile, Madero thinks Querétaro has low-hanging fruit with its merchandise, sponsorships and licensing.
—Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Ort is the clear low-hanging fruit in the bullpen to be cut.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Every candidate has already been vetted for safety; A.I. can identify low-hanging fruit, and then humans can decide whether the pairing is ripe for picking.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
Meanwhile, Madero thinks Querétaro has low-hanging fruit with its merchandise, sponsorships and licensing.
—Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for low-hanging fruit
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“Low-hanging fruit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-hanging%20fruit. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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